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University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. West Hartford is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

$36,813 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
78% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Saint Joseph?

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Contact details for USJ are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860-232-4571
Website: www.usj.edu

How Do I Get Into USJ?

You can apply to USJ online at: https://usj.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for USJ

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USJ?

78% Acceptance Rate
75% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at University of Saint Joseph is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 25% of accepted students are men and 75% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to USJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 523 and 548. Math scores were between 513 and 633.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Saint Joseph  ( 523 to 548 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Saint Joseph  ( 513 to 633 )
200
800
USJ received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford University of Saint Joseph?

$36,813 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
0.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of USJ is $36,813. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USJ, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $9,375 a year. That adds up to $37,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USJ is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Saint Joseph Undergraduate Student Diversity

852 Full-Time Undergraduates
77% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 906 undergraduate students at USJ, with 852 being full-time and 54 being part-time.

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There are also 1,226 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 852 full-time undergraduates at USJ, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Saint Joseph students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 46
Black or African American 94
Hispanic or Latino 129
White 514
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at University of Saint Joseph. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at USJ. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Netherlands.

Online Learning at University of Saint Joseph

193 Took All Classes Online
635 Took At Least One Class Online
-4.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 635 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USJ has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of USJ

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Saint Joseph was -4.9%. This is the #1,339 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USJ regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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