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Saint Peter's University

Saint Peter's University is a private campus in Jersey City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,486

family income
under $30k

$10,552

$30–48k

$11,494

$48–75k

$18,211

$75–110k

$20,457

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$12,1992023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Saint Peter's University fell from $14,070 (2008) to $12,199 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,070
2009	$15,350
2010	$15,895
2011	$15,147
2012	$15,289
2013	$14,295
2014	$12,958
2015	$13,774
2016	$12,382
2017	$12,412
2018	$11,957
2019	$12,470
2020	$11,397
2021	$11,293
2022	$12,973
2023	$12,199

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$50,2722024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Saint Peter's University rose from $34,268 (2009) to $50,272 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,268
2010	$36,063
2011	$38,367
2012	$39,299
2013	$40,921
2014	$43,111
2015	$42,710
2016	$44,502
2017	$44,757
2018	$46,196
2019	$47,383
2020	$47,570
2021	$46,773
2022	$46,980
2023	$50,052
2024	$50,272

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,606
2001	$16,552
2002	$17,358
2003	$18,592
2004	$19,750
2005	$21,190
2006	$22,650
2007	$24,026
2008	$25,666
2013	$32,284
2014	$33,232
2015	$34,198
2016	$35,192
2017	$36,402
2018	$37,486
2019	$38,760
2020	$38,760
2021	$38,760
2022	$39,890
2023	$41,054

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Saint Peter's University reports published tuition of $42,552 in this record. Saint Peter's University's $42,552 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Saint Peter's University reports 2,135 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

58.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Peter's University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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58.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Saint Peter's University rose from 45.3% (entered 1991) to 58.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	45.3%
1992 cohort	45.2%
1993 cohort	41%
1994 cohort	39.8%
1995 cohort	42.1%
1996 cohort	43.1%
1997 cohort	43.9%
1998 cohort	44%
1999 cohort	48.7%
2000 cohort	43.8%
2001 cohort	45.3%
2002 cohort	47.2%
2003 cohort	51.8%
2004 cohort	52.1%
2005 cohort	50.5%
2006 cohort	52.5%
2007 cohort	53.3%
2008 cohort	53%
2009 cohort	54.7%
2010 cohort	54.1%
2011 cohort	53.7%
2012 cohort	50%
2013 cohort	59.5%
2014 cohort	55.1%
2015 cohort	58.5%
2016 cohort	60.2%
2017 cohort	63.1%
2018 cohort	58.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,200	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,375	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,813
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,483	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,834	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,026	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,320	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,699	$10,712
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$11,950
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,800	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,600	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,433	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,417	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,470

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,554

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,815

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Saint Peter's University admitted 4,711 of 5,217 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.3% rate describes that application pool.

90.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,054 tuition · 2023–24 2,135 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Saint Peter's University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Saint Peter's University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Peter's University received 5,217 applications and admitted 4,711 (90.3%), with 535 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

90.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.9%
Fall 2002	66.7%
Fall 2003	63.5%
Fall 2004	63.2%
Fall 2005	68.7%
Fall 2006	68.7%
Fall 2007	53.6%
Fall 2008	60.8%
Fall 2009	48.4%
Fall 2010	44.5%
Fall 2011	67%
Fall 2012	60.6%
Fall 2013	54.1%
Fall 2014	56.9%
Fall 2015	67.3%
Fall 2016	74.3%
Fall 2017	71.2%
Fall 2018	74.2%
Fall 2019	81%
Fall 2020	84.6%
Fall 2021	92.8%
Fall 2022	88.8%
Fall 2023	90.5%
Fall 2024	90.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1150Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	820	1030
Fall 2002	850	1030
Fall 2003	830	1040
Fall 2004	860	1050
Fall 2005	850	1040
Fall 2006	850	1040
Fall 2007	840	1040
Fall 2008	840	1040
Fall 2009	840	1040
Fall 2010	860	1060
Fall 2011	833	1050
Fall 2012	820	1030
Fall 2013	830	1000
Fall 2014	810	990
Fall 2015	830	1015
Fall 2016	830	1030
Fall 2017	930	1110
Fall 2018	940	1120
Fall 2019	930	1100
Fall 2021	970	1150

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–28Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

2 filed values fell outside the usable range for this scale and aren't drawn here.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	15	24
Fall 2006	15	24
Fall 2007	17	25
Fall 2008	16	21
Fall 2009	17	24
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	17	21
Fall 2012	17	22
Fall 2013	16	21
Fall 2014	16	21
Fall 2015	16	21
Fall 2016	16	23
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2021	17	28

IPEDS Fall 2005–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,135Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Peter's University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,589 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,135.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,282
Fall 2003	2,183
Fall 2004	2,148
Fall 2005	2,095
Fall 2006	2,270
Fall 2007	2,260
Fall 2008	2,314
Fall 2009	2,322
Fall 2010	2,307
Fall 2011	2,254
Fall 2012	2,199
Fall 2013	2,369
Fall 2014	2,409
Fall 2015	2,424
Fall 2016	2,589
Fall 2017	2,547
Fall 2018	2,512
Fall 2019	2,316
Fall 2020	2,124
Fall 2021	2,017
Fall 2022	1,918
Fall 2023	1,939
Fall 2024	2,135

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Saint Peter's University has held near 72% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	70%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	82%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	75%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Peter's University

Faculty pay at Saint Peter's University averages $113,712 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Saint Peter's University as a primarily residential campus of 2,135 undergraduates — and 71.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Peter's University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 90.3%. Review Saint Peter's University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Saint Peter's University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Saint Peter's University90.3%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Saint Peter's University$42,552

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Saint Peter's University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Peter's University$57,815

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Peter's University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Peter's University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.3%	73.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$42,552	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,815	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Peter's University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Peter's University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$100,199
Accounting and Related Services	$72,212
Marketing	$63,460
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$62,040
Biology, General	$61,502
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$61,013
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,634
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,438
Psychology, General	$45,623
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$42,362
Communication and Media Studies	$42,264

These 11 fields listed for Saint Peter's University measure earnings after completion. The $57,815 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 39 additional Saint Peter's University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Peter's University report?

Saint Peter's University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 90.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Saint Peter's University's acceptance rate?

90.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,711 admitted from 5,217 applicants.

How much does Saint Peter's University cost?

At Saint Peter's University, tuition is $42,552. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Peter's University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,815. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Rabbinical College of America — 95.1% admitted
Stockton University — 88.9% admitted
Montclair State University — 87.9% admitted
Monmouth University — 89% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.