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Saint Joseph's University is a private regional university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Saint Joseph's University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Joseph's University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $73,428 10 years after enrolling, 9th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Joseph's University bachelor students earn 17% more than the national average. Saint Joseph's University is ranked 15th in Pennsylvania.
Saint Joseph's University’s median net annual cost of $33,492 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Saint Joseph's University sorted by number of graduates - Specialized Marketing Ops, Marketing, Finance, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other, Comms & Media Studies, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$33,492
Average years to graduate
4.3
Quantitative methods Mgmt.
Rank: #50
Economic score: 2.77
Insurance
Rank: #14
Economic score: 2.77
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #36
Economic score: 3.42
Criminology
Rank: #17
Economic score: 3.48
Psychology
Rank: #76
Economic score: 4.21
Education
Rank: #217
Economic score: 5.96
Business Administration
Rank: #763
Economic score: 7.93
English Language & Lit
Rank: #316
Economic score: 11.62
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #433
Economic score: 20.03
Biology
Rank: #679
Economic score: 292.2
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Saint Joseph's University - Quantitative methods Mgmt., Special Education, Educ. Administration, Criminology, Business and Commerce, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Marketing
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.27
Finance
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.28
Specialized Marketing Ops
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.28
HR Management
Rank: #18
Economic score: 0.29
Educational media design
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.38
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #82
Economic score: 0.56
Education
Rank: #92
Economic score: 0.7
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 80% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Saint Joseph's University is 14% higher than the state average, and 23% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Saint Joseph's University, Pell Grant recipients represent 14% of the measured graduating class, 21% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Joseph's University graduates within 4.3 years.
Saint Joseph's University is in the bottom 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Saint Joseph's University’s economic mobility score of 10.41 is calculated by adjusting the 2.19 economic score of lower-income students by the 14% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Joseph's University’s EMS of 10.41 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Joseph's University pays $33,492 a year, $32,114 less than the $65,606 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $33,492
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Joseph's University, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $33,492 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,756. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,326
Pell grants
$4,632
State grants
$3,668
Institutional grants
$29,183
Saint Joseph's University offers 4 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Saint Joseph's University offers 19 programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
23
Hybrid programs
21
Percentage of programs online
25%
Saint Joseph's University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 83% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,119 applicants, of which 6,746 were admitted and 1,038 enrolled. Saint Joseph's University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
88%
83%
Female
59%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
42%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%