Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Student body

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment

1,280

Graduate enrollment

91

Student–faculty ratio

11 : 1

Pell Grant recipients

55%

First-generation students

18%

Students over 25

57%

Median family income

$108,285

Avg faculty salary (academic year)

$74,295

Endowment

$13,088,809

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

Cost

In-state tuition

$32,933

Room & board

—

Books & supplies

$1,160

Total cost of attendance

$47,879

Average net price

$42,478

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

Admissions

Admission rate

41.2%

Test scores

Considered but not required

SAT range (25th–75th %)

—

SAT average

—

SAT reading

—

SAT math

—

ACT composite

—

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)

69%

Graduated on time (4 years)

38%

First-year retention

81%

Transferred to another college

11%

Median earnings, 6 years after entry

$66,438

Median earnings, 10 years after entry

$86,881

Median debt at graduation

$25,500

Students with federal loans

53%

Paying down their loans (1 year in)

76%

About 30% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing

No

Application fee

$35

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%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

$41,420/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.