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Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·sjcme.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
1,454
peer median 1,894
Avg net price
$24,666
-$2.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,025
2,025 candidates competed
Admitted
1,691
83.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
203
12.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
66%+1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
66%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
63%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 59 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
10
16.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing10 · 16.9%
  • No Data49 · 83.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
9
No data
49

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+22.9%
$42,792 vs $34,808
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+35.8%
$60,474 vs $44,535
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+46.0%
$67,731 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+54.7%
$53,842 vs $34,808
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.4%
$97,024 vs $60,112
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+90.3%
$66,233 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+102.0%
$70,318 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+103.1%
$122,067 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
63%
$27,000 debt · $42,792 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,842 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$27,000 debt · $70,318 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
35%
$23,539 debt · $67,731 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$27,000 debt · $84,796 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$37,687 debt · $122,067 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
28%
$17,053 debt · $60,474 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$14,001 debt · $95,515 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1961Next review Jun 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Apr 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,105
$30–48k$29,805
$48–75k$31,494
$75–110k$33,369
$110k+$38,452

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,666
-$2,709vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $27,375
Federal loans
59.7%
In-state tuition
$42,834
Out-of-state
$42,834

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 369 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $8.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
369
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,793,016 total
Direct Loans
$8.5M
1,475 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
531 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
701 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
142 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
98 loan awards
Grad PLUS$41K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 513 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
513
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.3%
2017
4.8%
2018
4.3%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SJCME

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs64
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

406 total completions
01Health Professions
15538.2%
02Business
6716.5%
03Education
5613.8%
04Theology
4711.6%
05Parks/Recreation
358.6%
06Biological Sciences
143.4%
07Public Admin
102.5%
08Psychology
92.2%
09Liberal Arts
71.7%
10Security/Protective
61.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,454
12-mo unduplicated
2,099
Undergraduate
1,339
Graduate
760

Gender split

Men
40%844
Women
60%1,255

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.9%
Hispanic
5.9%
Black
5.3%
Unknown
4.4%
Two or more
2.6%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
336
179 M · 157 W
Women athletes
46.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$3K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
81 M · 40 W
$263K
Lacrosse
42 M · 26 W
$266K
Soccer
39 M · 27 W
$248K
Baseball
39 M ·
$253K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$337K
Softball
· 22 W
$83K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.03
3 offenses · 1,478 students

3-year trend

2.032 yrs ago3.241 yr ago2.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
28

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58

SJCME vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SJCME selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSaint Joseph's College of Maine
66%1,454$24,666Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Saint Joseph
64%78.6%1,952$27,375Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lasell University
59%81.2%1,668$24,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rhode Island School of Design
89%18.7%2,520$46,253Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Cambridge College
13%1,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salve Regina University
77%68.2%2,791$35,682Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median65%73.4%1,894$27,375

Frequently asked questions about Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SJCME.

What is the graduation rate at Saint Joseph's College of Maine?

Saint Joseph's College of Maine reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Joseph's College of Maine?

Saint Joseph's College of Maine reports a total enrollment of 1,454 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Joseph's College of Maine?

The average net price at Saint Joseph's College of Maine is $24,666 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Joseph's College of Maine?

Saint Joseph's College of Maine's yield rate is 12.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Joseph's College of Maine located?

Saint Joseph's College of Maine is located in Standish, Maine 04084-5263.

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