Saint Joseph's College of Maine

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Saint Joseph's College of Maine operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Standish, Maine (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 964 students of which 1,339 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Saint Joseph's College of Maine is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,040. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,555, with published in-state tuition of $44,420 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.6%. Graduates earn a median of $59,045 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,884 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 85500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.