Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, ME · Private · Rural (fringe) · SJCM · Saint Joseph's College

Private institution in Standish, ME · 930 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $59,045 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Top 21%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $24,6661,459th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $42,8341,715th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $42,8341,696th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $58,4521,678th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $59,045587th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $52,884420th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 68.5%482nd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 80.1%664th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 81.7%964th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1030885th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 9301,398th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 20.1%1,717th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 104 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Maine#6

Applying

EANov 15
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Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$70,456	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$65,170	$59,934
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$47,260	—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$39,909	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation	bachelors	$39,369	$34,298
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$38,289	$40,485
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$37,208	—
Psychology, GeneralPsychology	bachelors	$28,960	—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness	bachelors	$26,933	$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	—	—
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusiness	bachelors	—	—
ChemistryPhysical Sciences	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
Founded in 1912source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
Athletic nickname: "Monks"source
Motto: "Fortitudo et Spes"source
Campus size: about 447 acressource
Athletic conference: GNACsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.