Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · ★ — / 5 Overall

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Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Doctoral
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College, with locations in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, and an additional campus in Lancaster. It has nearly 9,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and is classified as an R2 doctoral university with high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
National rank
Ranked #272 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
Master's Universities
Ranked #312 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
Value rank
Ranked #830 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
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5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131-1395
Visit University Site25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1150–1330
SAT ERW: 580–670
SAT math: 570–660
ACT composite: 27–31
Total: 7,201
Undergrad: 4,828
Undergrad full-time: 4,594
Graduate: 2,373
Part-time: 1,641
In-state
Tuition: $51,340
Total cost on campus: $69,600
Out-of-state
Tuition: $51,340
Total cost on campus: $69,600
Room & board: $15,740
Books & supplies: $1,050
Receive aid: 100%
Avg grant aid: $29,400
Pell grant recipients: 19%
Rent: $884 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.54 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $9.11
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.