Saint Joseph’s University Teaching Programs

Saint Joseph's University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The location of St. Joe's is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Saint Joseph’s University?

Contact details for St. Joe's are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Phone:	610-660-1000
Website:	www.sju.edu

How Do I Get Into St. Joe’s?

You can apply to St. Joe’s online at: https://www.sju.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for St. Joe’s

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Joe’s?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, St. Joe's is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to St. Joe's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

St. Joe's received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Saint Joseph’s University?

The overall average net price of St. Joe's is $43,647. 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 St. Joe's, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,756 a year. That adds up to $39,024 over four years for those students.

Saint Joseph’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,196 undergraduate students at St. Joe's, with 3,859 being full-time and 337 being part-time.

There are also 2,268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,859 full-time undergraduates at St. Joe's, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	186
Hispanic or Latino	356
White	2,958
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	162

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Joseph's University. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 63 countries are represented at St. Joe's. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Saint Joseph’s University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 72 master’s degree programs available online at St. Joe's. In 2022-2023, 3,410 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at St. Joe's has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 48th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of St. Joe's majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Educational Leadership & Administration	17%
General Special Education	12%
Reading Teacher Education	32%
Secondary Education	33%

Saint Joseph’s University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	31	4	143	0	178
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	3	0	82	0	85
Elementary Education	47	0	16	0	63
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	35	19	54
Secondary Education	0	0	43	0	43
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	22	0	22
Health Education	0	2	14	0	16
General Education	0	0	5	0	5
Other Education	4	0	0	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	4	0	0	0	4
Art Education	0	0	3	0	3
History Education	3	0	0	0	3
Modern Language Education	0	0	2	0	2
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	0	1
Mathematics Education	1	0	0	0	1
Spanish Education	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	95	6	365	19	485

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Northjersey78 under License

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