University of Saint Joseph

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Saint Joseph

University of Saint Joseph operates as a private nonprofit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 838 students of which 952 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. University of Saint Joseph 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 78.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 950. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,989, with published in-state tuition of $47,278 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.6%. 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 66.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.1%. Graduates earn a median of $59,908 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,053 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 55400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.7% 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.