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General Information

Address:

Saint Joseph's University
5600 City Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

Catholic/Jesuit

Founded:

1851

Web Site:

www.sju.edu

Main Phone:

(610) 660-1000

Student Body

  • 4,212

  • 80

  • 2,060

  • 2,232

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

62%

Early Decision
Acceptance Rate:

Not offered

Early Action
Acceptance Rate:

N/A

Regular Acceptance Rate

62%

Total Applicants:

8,779

Total Acceptances:

5,407

Freshman Enrollment:

1,090

Yield (% of admitted students who actually en

20%

Early Action Deadline:

November 15

Early Action Notification:

January 15

Regular Decision Deadline:

February 1

Regular Decision Notification:

March 15

Must–Reply–By Date:

May 1

Applicants Place on Waiting List:

2,434

Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:

590

Students Enrolled from Waiting List:

346

Transfer Applications Received:

246

Transfer Applications Accepted:

156

Transfer Students Enrolled:

100

Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:

63%

SAT I or ACT Required?

Yes

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1160–1210

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

520–610

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

540–620

ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):

23–27

ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):

N/A

ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

N/A

SAT II Requirements:

None

Freshman Retention Rate:

88%

Top 10% of High School Class:

24%

Students Also Applied to These Schools:

Boston College
College of the Holy Cross Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania Villanova University

Application Fee:

$55

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

No

Admissions Phone:

(610) 660-1300

Admissions E–Mail:

www.sju.edu/admissions/ContactAdmissions.php

Admissions Web Site:

www.sju.edu/admissions

Financial Information

Tuition:

$30,850

Room and Board:

$10,550

Books and Supplies:

$1,500

Average Need–Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work–study, grants, and other sources):

$13,301

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

50%

Students Who Received Aid:

85%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

February 15

Financial Aid Phone:

(610) 660-1556

Financial Aid E–Mail:

finaid@sju.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.sju.edu/finaid