Saint Peter's University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Peter's University

Saint Peter's University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,135 students of which 3,011 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 Peter's University 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 90.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,199, with published in-state tuition of $42,552 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.8%. Graduates earn a median of $57,815 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,470 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 116400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.8% 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.