Saint Joseph’s University Overview

Saint Joseph's University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Saint Joseph’s University Known For?

• Students at St. Joe's have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at St. Joe's.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from St. Joe's with a bachelor's degree make about $73,428 a year. That's 80% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from St. Joe's to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Saint Joseph’s University Rankings

St. Joe's landed the #117 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #14 out of 106 schools in Pennsylvania.

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.

St. Joe's has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#35	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#82	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at St. Joe's.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Specialized Sales Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards St. Joe's has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Educational Administration Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#42	Best Education Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#50	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#87	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Saint Joseph’s University?

Contact details for St. Joe's are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Phone:	610-660-1000
Website:	www.sju.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/saintjosephsuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/saintjosephs

How Do I Get Into St. Joe’s?

You can apply to St. Joe’s online at: https://www.sju.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for St. Joe’s

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Joe’s?

The acceptance rate at Saint Joseph's University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% of students accepted to St. Joe's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

St. Joe's received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford Saint Joseph’s University?

The overall average net price of St. Joe's is $43,647. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 St. Joe's, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $11,667 a year. That adds up to $46,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at St. Joe's is 2.5%. 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.

Saint Joseph’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,299 undergraduate students at St. Joe's, with 3,945 being full-time and 354 being part-time.

There are also 2,480 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,945 full-time undergraduates at St. Joe's, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Joseph's University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	112
Black or African American	189
Hispanic or Latino	330
White	3,095
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Joseph's University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at St. Joe's. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Saint Joseph’s University

In 2019-2020, 5,397 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at St. Joe's has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 82nd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of St. Joe’s

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Saint Joseph's University was $47,940 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how St. Joe's 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
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#1	#1
Insurance	#19	#19
Criminology	#31	#31
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#47	#47
International Business	#69	#69
Marketing	#69	#69

Online Growth Rankings of St. Joe’s

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Joseph's University was 2.1%. This is the #1,632 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at St. Joe's regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	35%
Psychology	14%
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	9%

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%.

Saint Joseph’s University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	109	1	162	0	272
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	171	1	53	0	225
Finance & Financial Management	112	0	55	0	167
Special Education	20	0	137	0	157
Marketing	110	2	33	0	145
Criminology	28	12	100	0	140
Educational Administration	7	0	116	10	133
Accounting	75	2	1	0	78
Communication & Media Studies	78	0	0	0	78
Other Health Professions	77	0	0	0	77
General Biology	66	0	7	0	73
Teacher Education Grade Specific	35	0	37	0	72
General Psychology	56	0	10	0	66
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10	0	55	0	65
General Business/Commerce	0	0	64	0	64
Insurance	52	0	0	0	52
Human Resource Management	38	0	9	0	47
Business Administration & Management	28	0	10	0	38
General English Literature	26	0	0	0	26
Liberal Arts General Studies	26	0	0	0	26
Political Science & Government	24	0	0	0	24
International Business	23	0	0	0	23
Computer Science	11	0	10	0	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17	3	0	0	20
Economics	17	0	0	0	17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Romance Languages	14	0	0	0	14
History	12	0	0	0	12
International Relations & National Security	11	0	0	0	11
Sociology	11	0	0	0	11
Information Technology	0	6	4	0	10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	9	0	0	0	9
Computer Information Systems	8	0	0	0	8
Writing Studies	0	0	6	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	6	0	0	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	6	0	6
Religious Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Chemistry	6	0	0	0	6
Entrepreneurial Studies	5	0	0	0	5
General Education	0	0	5	0	5
Philosophy	5	0	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	0	0	5
Music	4	0	0	0	4
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	0	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	3	0	0	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	0	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Instructional Media Design	0	0	1	0	1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Gerontology	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,345	27	881	10	2,263

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.