Private (nonprofit)

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·sju.edu/lancaster

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's acceptance rate is 41.2% (2024). Its six-year graduation rate is 69% and its four-year rate is 38% (2024). Tuition and fees are $32,933 (2024). Fall enrollment is 1,439 students, and 1,677 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
41.2%
-32.2pp vs peer
6-yr graduation
69%
+20.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,439
peer median 1,109
Avg net price
$42,478
+$22k vs peer
Use this data
Ask Clema
AboutAdmissionsOutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsCampus safetyFacultyPeersCampus networkIR OfficeCommon Data SetDocuments

About

Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College, named after Saint Joseph. It is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. The university has an additional campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
512
512 candidates competed
Admitted
211
41.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
86
40.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%+20.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

1.7pp gap
Pell recipients
70%16 of 23
Non-Pell (all)
68%28 of 41
Subsidized loan, no Pell
74%14 of 19
No Federal Aid
64%14 of 22

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 15 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 15 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

15programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data15 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
15

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 13

  1. Jul 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$37,532
$30–48k$38,376
$48–75k$41,420
$75–110k$44,745
$110k+$47,879

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

Avg net price (private)
$42,478
+$21,926vs peer median $20,552
Federal loans
53.3%
Tuition and fees
$32,933

Student loan default rate

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

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,732 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,732
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.6%
2017
3.2%
2018
2.5%
2019
1.2%
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 Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

445 total completions
01Health Professions
445100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,439
12-mo unduplicated
1,677
Undergraduate
1,544
Graduate
133

Gender split

Men
13%220
Women
87%1,457

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.8%
Hispanic
17.9%
Black
12.0%
Asian
5.2%
Two or more
3.1%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
56.34
100 offenses · 1,775 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago26.431 yr ago56.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
148
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
98
Rape
1
Robbery
1

By location

100total
  • Non-campus100

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs270
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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
67

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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 University - Lancaster
69%41.2%1,439$42,478—
AdventHealth University
37%33.7%1,861$30,135—
Clarkson College
36%78.2%1,121$19,241—
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
44%98.7%1,191$18,552—
Goodwin University
—Open admission2,970$29,249Baccalaureate
Laboure College of Healthcare
—50.0%530$36,863—
Mercy College of Ohio
56%93.2%1,096$17,989—
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
49%73.4%1,067$21,863—
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
50%58.9%717$18,378—
Trocaire College
—97.5%1,069$16,636—
Peer group median49%73.4%1,109$20,552

Institutions like Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's comparison group.

IPEDS
  • Florida

    AdventHealth University

    Grad rate
    37%
    Admit rate
    33.7%
    Enrollment
    1,861
    Net price
    $30,135
  • Nebraska

    Clarkson College

    Grad rate
    36%
    Admit rate
    78.2%
    Enrollment
    1,121
    Net price
    $19,241
  • Louisiana

    Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

    Grad rate
    44%
    Admit rate
    98.7%
    Enrollment
    1,191
    Net price
    $18,552
  • BaccalaureateConnecticut

    Goodwin University

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,970
    Net price
    $29,249
  • Massachusetts

    Laboure College of Healthcare

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    50.0%
    Enrollment
    530
    Net price
    $36,863
  • Ohio

    Mercy College of Ohio

    Grad rate
    56%
    Admit rate
    93.2%
    Enrollment
    1,096
    Net price
    $17,989
  • Nebraska

    Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

    Grad rate
    49%
    Admit rate
    73.4%
    Enrollment
    1,067
    Net price
    $21,863
  • Ohio

    The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Grad rate
    50%
    Admit rate
    58.9%
    Enrollment
    717
    Net price
    $18,378
  • New York

    Trocaire College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    97.5%
    Enrollment
    1,069
    Net price
    $16,636

Campus network

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

IPEDS
Part ofSaint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · Main campus
View main campus

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Enrollment Analytics
Phone
(610) 660-1000
Address
5600 City Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19131

Institutional Research and Enrollment Analytics provides decision support and analysis to the Saint Joseph’s University community.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Deanna M Achorn
    Director of Institutional Research and Decision Support

Common Data Set

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster.

What is the acceptance rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's acceptance rate is 41.2% (211 admitted from 512 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's six-year graduation rate is 69% and its four-year rate is 38%, per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster reports a total enrollment of 1,439 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?

The average net price at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is $42,478 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 University - Lancaster?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's yield rate is 40.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster located?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601.

Who runs Institutional Research at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Enrollment Analytics.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Try for freeBook a demo

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card