Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,280 students of which 1,923 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 University - Lancaster is categorized as “26” 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 41.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $42,478, with published in-state tuition of $32,933 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.3%. Graduates earn a median of $86,881 ten years after enrolling, compared with $66,438 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 193100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 84.5% 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.