10-yr median earnings
$86,881
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is a private nonprofit institution in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $86,881
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $42,478
- Avg net price / yr
- 67.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster pairs top-5% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 2%
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.2%
- acceptance rate
- 67.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +31%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
56/100
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$86,881
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$42,478
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
67.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
88.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B-
81.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$42,478
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
67.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 67.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$86,881 Top 2% higher than 98% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $86,881 | #127 of 5103 | 98th |
| Average net price | $42,478 | #4920 of 5020 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 67.7% | #1607 of 4858 | 67th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,280 | #1927 of 5462 | 65th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,280
Undergraduate enrollment
41.2%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
67.7%
150%-time completion
$86,881
10-yr median earnings
81.3%
First-year retention
How Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $86,881 | #9 of 270 | 97th |
| Average net price | $42,478 | #262 of 264 | 1st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 67.7% | #114 of 259 | 56th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,280 | #87 of 282 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - LancasterThis school | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 41.2% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$37,532 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$38,376 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$41,420 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$47,879 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $32,933 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $32,933 |
| Average Net Price | $42,478 |
55.0%
Pell Grant Rate
53.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,500
Median Debt
$270/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster rose +48.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $24,984 in 2013 to $37,208 in 2023, a rise of $12,224 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $24,9842023 · $37,208
Over the same years, enrollment went +11.0% (1,394 → 1,548 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
59.3%
Female
17.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
81.3%
Retention Rate
$66,438
Median Earnings (6yr)
84.5%
Earning Over $25K
88.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 67.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 81.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $66,438 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $86,881 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 84.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 88.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $270/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 3 | 145 | $84,947 | $86,383 | $25,710 |
| Associate's | 2 | 279 | $79,847 | $88,101 | - |
| Certificate | 2 | 42 | $81,113 | $87,103 | - |
| Master's | 1 | 16 | $86,525 | $86,525 | $41,000 |
Top programs at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$88,101 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$87,103 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$86,525 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$86,383 median earnings
- Health Professions and Rel…
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
$85,690 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$82,769 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$75,123 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$71,592 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 230 | $88,101 | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 32 | $87,103 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | 16 | $86,525 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 125 | $86,383 | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's | 19 | $85,690 | $25,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 1 | $82,769 | $25,919 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Certificate | 10 | $75,123 | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 49 | $71,592 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster? ▼
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is a private nonprofit institution in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 41.2%. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,280 students.
How much do Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $86,881 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $66,438.
How much does Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster cost? ▼
The average net price at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is $42,478. In-state tuition is $32,933 and out-of-state tuition is $32,933. Median student debt at graduation is $25,500.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster? ▼
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster has a 67.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 81.3%.
Is Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is $25,500, while former students earn a median of $86,881 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 88.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $270.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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