Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
610-660-1000
Saint Joseph's University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College by the Society of Jesus. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university enrolls approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 80 countries.
Saint Joseph's University offers a wide variety of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. The university is organized into seven colleges and schools: the Haub School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Health Professions, the School of Liberal Arts, the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, and the Saint Joseph's University Online.
The Haub School of Business is the largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with nearly 3,000 students enrolled in its programs. The school offers undergraduate degrees in business, accounting, economics, finance, and marketing, as well as graduate degrees in business administration, taxation, and financial planning.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the liberal arts college of Saint Joseph's University. The college offers undergraduate programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as graduate programs in several disciplines.
The School of Education is the second largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with approximately 1,700 students enrolled in its programs. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, counseling, and educational administration.
The School of Health Professions is the third largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with approximately 1,200 students enrolled in its programs. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and health administration.
The School of Liberal Arts is the fourth largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with approximately 1,100 students enrolled in its programs. The school offers undergraduate degrees in English, history, philosophy, and theology, as well as graduate degrees in English and theology.
The School of Professional and Continuing Studies is the fifth largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with approximately 1,000 students enrolled in its programs. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, education, and liberal arts, as well as a variety of professional certificate programs.
The Saint Joseph's University Online is the sixth largest of the seven colleges and schools at Saint Joseph's University, with nearly 600 students enrolled in its programs. The university offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates entirely online.
Saint Joseph's University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Haub School of Business is accredited by the AACSB International. The School of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The School of Health Professions is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 6779
Acceptance Rate: 80.07%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.sju.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.sju.edu/financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $65606
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $65606
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Saint Joseph's University is $241964.77. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Saint Joseph's University. For graduates of Saint Joseph's University, we saw an average early-career income of $61300.00 and mid-career income of $113700.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.