Private nonprofit · College

Pontifical College Josephinum

Columbus, Ohio · Large city

95.8%
Admit rate
Avg net price
32%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Pontifical College Josephinum is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Columbus, Ohio (large city setting), enrolling 60 undergraduates. It is a men's college. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 60 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 96% admitCold winters

About Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Between 1000 B.C. and 1700 A.D., the Columbus metropolitan area was a center to indigenous cultures known as the Mound Builders, including the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient peoples. Remaining physical evidence of the cultures are their burial mounds and what they contained. Columbus has over 170 notable buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it also maintains its own register, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, with 82 entries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
11 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
91 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Pontifical College Josephinum compares

Selectivity95.8%

More selective than 12% · #60 most selective of 65 in Ohio

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 13% · #62 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention100%

Higher than 98%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment60

Larger than 5%

Percentiles compare Pontifical College Josephinum with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

88students
  • Undergraduate6068%
  • Graduate2832%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White87%
  • Black3.3%
  • Hispanic3.3%
  • Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
60
Graduate enrollment
28
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
7%
First-generation students
Students over 25
53%
Median family income
$43,460
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,355
Endowment
$33,268,221

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
95.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$28,691
Room & board
$12,832
Books & supplies
$1,900
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
32%
Graduated on time (4 years)
32%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
53%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
22%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
220
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$6,228
Meal plan (year)
$6,228
Application fee
$125

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
42.2″
Annual snow
19″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Westerville, OH US station (4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.