Philadelphia, PA · Private · 4,948 undergraduates · urban
Saint Joseph's University
Less selective
Saint Joseph's combines Jesuit liberal education with professional and health-focused pathways across multiple Philadelphia-area campuses.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.- Admission
- 86.4% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 78.3%
8,751 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$86,881 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Saint Joseph's University apart
Academic design
Undergraduates can move among liberal arts, business, science and health-oriented programs while pursuing interdisciplinary or accelerated academic pathways.
Campus pattern
Hawk Hill provides the traditional residential-campus setting, while University City places students close to Philadelphia's academic and medical institutions.
Career & value signal
Barbelin Hall's Gothic tower is the defining architectural landmark of the Hawk Hill campus.
Can I get in?
86.4% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
8,751About 86 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 30% submitted an SAT, and 3% submitted an ACT. The ACT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Saint Joseph's University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Saint Joseph's University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduates can move among liberal arts, business, science and health-oriented programs while pursuing interdisciplinary or accelerated academic pathways.
Make institutional fit specific
Saint Joseph's combines Jesuit liberal education with professional and health-focused pathways across multiple Philadelphia-area campuses.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
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Average annual cost by household income at Saint Joseph's University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Admits separately
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Admits separately
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
Biology, General
What is campus life like?
Saint Joseph's University beyond the classroom
Hawk Hill provides the traditional residential-campus setting, while University City places students close to Philadelphia's academic and medical institutions.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates can move among liberal arts, business, science and health-oriented programs while pursuing interdisciplinary or accelerated academic pathways.
What shapes an ordinary week
Hawk Hill provides the traditional residential-campus setting, while University City places students close to Philadelphia's academic and medical institutions.
Where the degree can lead
Barbelin Hall's Gothic tower is the defining architectural landmark of the Hawk Hill campus.