Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private four-year · City: Large
4,828undergraduates
89%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$36,392average net price per year
80%graduate in 6 years
88%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 8,751
- Admitted
- 7,560
- Admit rate
- 89%
- Admit rate, women
- 87%
- Admit rate, men
- 86%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 1,196
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 30%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 580-670
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 570-660
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 3%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-31
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
64 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (15)
- Accounting Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (1 awarded), Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (76 awarded)
- Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Insurance Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Management Science Bachelor's (39 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (81 awarded)
- Organizational Behavior Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Small Business Administration/Management Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Special Products Marketing Operations Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (6)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (94 awarded)
- Health Services Administration Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other Bachelor's (108 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (6)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Microbiology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Education (8)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chemistry Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Education, Other Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- History Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Criminology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (54)
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Business/Commerce, General Master's
- Finance and Financial Management Services, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Finance, General Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- International Marketing Master's
- Investments and Securities Post-bachelor's certificate
- Management Science Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Real Estate Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Special Products Marketing Operations Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Health Services Administration Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Post-bachelor's certificate
- Medical Informatics Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Doctorate (research)
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Post-bachelor's certificate
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education, General Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Post-bachelor's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's
- Health Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Bioinformatics Master's
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Biostatistics Post-bachelor's certificate
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Doctorate (research)
- Genome Sciences/Genomics Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Oncology and Cancer Biology Doctorate (research)
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Psychology, General Master's
- Data Science, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
- Criminology Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Computer Science Master's
- Creative Writing Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Food Science and Technology, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Policy Analysis, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $51,340
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,740
- Books and supplies
- $1,050
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,470
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $69,600
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $69,600
- Total cost living at home
- $57,320
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $30,742 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $33,882 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $33,514 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $37,264 |
| Over $110,000 | $36,689 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $29,400
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $27,579
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 18%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 64%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,025
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 75%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 79%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 82%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 7%
- Came back for year two
- 88%
| Pell grant students | 74% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 86% |
| Neither | 78% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 808 | 82% |
| Men | 620 | 77% |
| Asian | 151 | 83% |
| Black | 64 | 72% |
| Hispanic | 112 | 68% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 1,010 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 84% |
| Race unknown | 32 | 88% |
| International | 14 | 86% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,511 | 82% | 8% |
| Started here, part-time | 12 | 25% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 140 | 71% | 2% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 118 | 36% | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 7,201
- Undergraduates
- 4,828
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,594
- Part-time undergraduates
- 234
- Graduate students
- 2,373
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 7%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 10% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 67% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131-1395
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.