Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

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

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,948 students of which 5,047 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 - Philadelphia 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 88.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,258 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,689, with published in-state tuition of $53,260 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.8%. 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 79.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.7%. 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.