Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ · Private · Large city · SPU · Saint Peter's
Private institution in Jersey City, NJ · 1,939 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $57,815 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Pell Grant share
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
- $12,973516th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $41,0541,663rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $41,0541,638th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,0521,474th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,815648th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,4701,059th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.1%659th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.6%1,149th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.5%1,247th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,939953rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 54.2%297th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- 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 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $79,755 | $81,886 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,823 | $57,318 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $48,432 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $42,682 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $36,134 | $39,927 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,397 | $32,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $27,319 | $29,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $26,585 | $31,305 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $26,353 | $26,933 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,421 | $24,035 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1872source
- Athletic nickname: "Peacocks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Bluesource
- Mascot: Peter the Peacocksource
- Motto: "/ ("For the greater glory of God")"source
- Campus size: about 30 acressource
- Formerly known as "Saint Peter's College" (1872–2012)source
- Athletic conference: MAACsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
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- Notable alum: Will Durantsource
- Notable alum: Bob Menendezsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,358,472 (M $1,721,906 · W $1,636,566)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Peter's University’s 1,939 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NJ
- Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ · 1,798 undergrads
- Felician UniversityLodi, NJ · 1,754 undergrads
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · 1,510 undergrads
- Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ · 1,437 undergrads
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ · 2,578 undergrads
- Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, NJ · 1,174 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH · 1,938 undergrads
- Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD · 1,935 undergrads
- Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, NM · 1,935 undergrads
- Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN · 1,931 undergrads
- St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, NY · 1,931 undergrads
- Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · 1,930 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesaintpeters.edu
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