Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA · Private · Large city · SJU · Saint Joseph's University
Private institution in Philadelphia, PA · 4,742 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $86,881 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 7%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 11%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 17%Full-time retention
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
- $35,4871,859th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,3401,845th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $51,3401,843rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $65,5131,780th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,5001,405th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $86,88189th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,438138th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.8%224th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.9%313th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.4%1,117th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1256263rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,742511th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.1%1,816th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (PHL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 15
- ED IIJan 15
- EANov 15
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- 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 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $64,865 | $60,399 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $62,111 | $63,997 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $60,050 | $60,623 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $59,253 | $61,630 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,221 | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $55,268 | $55,371 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $54,567 | $52,941 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $53,358 | $53,608 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,273 | $57,995 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,563 | $42,682 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $48,494 | $46,556 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $48,432 | $50,022 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1851source
- Athletic nickname: "Hawks"source
- Mascot: The Hawksource
- Competes in Atlantic 10 Conferencesource
- School colors: Crimson and Graysource
- Motto: ""Spirit, Intellect, Purpose""source
- Campus size: about 149 acressource
- Formerly known as "Saint Joseph's College" (1851–1978)source
- Athletic conference: A-10source
- Fight song: ""When the Hawks Go Flying In""source
- Notable alum: Jameer Nelsonsource
- Notable alum: John Patrick Foleysource
- Notable alum: Delonte Westsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,955,682 (M $4,097,397 · W $4,858,285)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesju.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 215770)
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