St. Joseph’s College - New York Overview

St. Joseph's College - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is St. Joseph’s College - New York Known For?

• The 4% student loan default rate at SJC is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at SJC.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, SJC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,400 a year. That's about 24% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from SJC to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

St. Joseph’s College - New York Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SJC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Other Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#94	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SJC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#63	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#111	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#130	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#131	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#152	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#235	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual

Where Is St. Joseph’s College - New York?

Contact details for SJC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	245 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-3688
Phone:	718-940-5300
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SJCNY
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SJCNY

How Do I Get Into SJC?

You can apply to SJC online at: www.sjcny.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for SJC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SJC?

With an acceptance rate of 71%, SJC may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% of students accepted to SJC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SJC received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

Can I Afford St. Joseph’s College - New York?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SJC, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,784 a year. That adds up to $27,136 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SJC is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

St. Joseph’s College - New York Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,903 undergraduate students at SJC, with 3,433 being full-time and 470 being part-time.

There are also 1,109 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,433 full-time undergraduates at SJC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St. Joseph's College - New York students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	104
Black or African American	251
Hispanic or Latino	679
White	1,981
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	371

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at St. Joseph's College - New York. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at SJC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bangladesh, India, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at St. Joseph’s College - New York

In 2019-2020, 2,492 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SJC has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of SJC

The following table shows how SJC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Administration	#12	#6
Other Health Professions	#22	#10
Human Services	#72	#69

Online Growth Rankings of SJC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at St. Joseph's College - New York was 382.7%. This is the #185 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SJC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SJC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Criminal Justice & Corrections	63%
Health Professions	53%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	71%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SJC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SJC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#13
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#19
Health Professions	#91

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

St. Joseph’s College - New York Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Special Education	0	161	0	120	281
Business Administration & Management	11	103	0	70	184
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	72	0	60	132
Nursing	0	77	0	25	102
Accounting	0	51	0	39	90
General Psychology	0	69	0	0	69
Communication & Media Studies	0	53	0	0	53
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	51	0	0	51
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	44	44
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1	41	0	0	42
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	41	0	0	41
General Biology	0	27	0	0	27
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	26	26
Computer Information Systems	0	22	0	0	22
Computer Science	0	22	0	0	22
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	22	0	22
Marketing	0	19	0	0	19
History	0	19	0	0	19
Hospitality Management	0	18	0	0	18
General English Literature	0	18	0	0	18
Human Services	0	18	0	0	18
Human Development & Family Studies	0	17	0	0	17
General Social Sciences	0	16	0	0	16
Chemistry	0	15	0	0	15
Mathematics	0	14	0	0	14
Recreation Administration	0	14	0	0	14
Human Resource Management	4	8	1	0	13
Writing Studies	0	0	0	12	12
Journalism	0	8	0	0	8
Political Science & Government	0	8	0	0	8
Educational Administration	0	0	2	4	6
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	6	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	0	6	0	0	6
Economics	0	4	0	0	4
Sociology	0	4	0	0	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	3	0	0	3
Mental & Social Health Services	2	0	0	0	2
Gerontology	2	0	0	0	2
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	1	1	0	0	2
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Other Statistics	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	21	1,006	25	400	1,452

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By The Squirrels under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.