Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia is a private nonprofit college in Philadelphia, PA. Its average net price is $33,840 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$27,343
$30,001 to $48,000$26,008
$48,001 to $75,000$29,287
$75,001 to $110,000$31,720
$110,001 and up$37,849
$55,380Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$55,380Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$33,840Average Net Price
$17,090Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,160Books and Supplies
$1,572Other Expenses
23.3%Students on Pell Grants
55.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

88.8%Acceptance Rate
590 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
580 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$69,632
8 years after entry$81,603
10 years after entry$85,980
81.1%Graduation Rate
88.7%Retention Rate
$18,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Philadelphia, PALocation
Large citySetting
4,948Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$73,230 Small program - rough guide n=70$24,625 Small program - rough guide n=70
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$39,693 Small program - rough guide n=79$26,783 n=132
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=37
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$46,120 Small program - rough guide n=79$24,825 Small program - rough guide n=44
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminology$46,955 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Earth Systems Science$44,413 National median for this major n=21Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,587 n=138$24,014 n=120
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$47,922 Small program - rough guide n=61$25,894 n=155
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$66,317 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Insurance$70,669 Small program - rough guide n=67$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=50
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$71,555 n=139$24,812 n=104
Marketing$57,823 n=134$23,250 n=114
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Pharmacology and Toxicology$46,329 National median for this major n=148Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912$27,000 n=195
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$38,450 Small program - rough guide n=50$24,664 Small program - rough guide n=81
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Registered Nursing$87,471 n=239$30,062 n=186
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$62,952 n=180$24,335 n=143
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$50,844 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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