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University of Saint Joseph

University of Saint Joseph is a private campus in West Hartford 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

$21,080

family income
under $30k

$25,118

$30–48k

$27,448

$48–75k

$25,346

$75–110k

$30,212

over $110k

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

Average net price

$27,9892023–24Skip 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 University of Saint Joseph rose from $19,976 (2008) to $27,989 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,976
2009	$20,760
2010	$22,064
2011	$22,533
2012	$24,868
2013	$24,792
2014	$23,483
2015	$29,655
2016	$25,589
2017	$25,508
2018	$21,416
2019	$24,569
2020	$25,776
2021	$25,127
2022	$27,375
2023	$27,989

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$59,9002024–25Skip 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 University of Saint Joseph rose from $36,404 (2009) to $59,900 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$36,404
2010	$38,591
2011	$40,295
2012	$40,958
2013	$42,885
2014	$46,088
2015	$46,109
2016	$47,147
2017	$46,885
2018	$48,533
2019	$47,812
2020	$50,959
2021	$52,626
2022	$54,432
2023	$56,786
2024	$59,900

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
2001	$17,860
2002	$19,110
2003	$20,350
2004	$21,370
2005	$22,225
2006	$22,890
2007	$24,690
2008	$25,940
2013	$33,417
2014	$34,755
2015	$36,200
2016	$36,870
2017	$38,033
2018	$38,173
2019	$40,286
2020	$41,736
2021	$43,084
2022	$44,366
2023	$45,908

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Saint Joseph reports published tuition of $47,278 in this record. University of Saint Joseph's $47,278 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Saint Joseph reports 838 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

63.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Saint Joseph 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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63.8%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 University of Saint Joseph has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 69.7% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 63.8%.

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	62.5%
1992 cohort	48.6%
1993 cohort	55.9%
1994 cohort	63.9%
1995 cohort	57.5%
1996 cohort	49.4%
1997 cohort	61.5%
1998 cohort	52.8%
1999 cohort	56.3%
2000 cohort	58.8%
2001 cohort	54.5%
2002 cohort	47.3%
2003 cohort	46.3%
2004 cohort	41.8%
2005 cohort	55.8%
2006 cohort	57.9%
2007 cohort	52.1%
2008 cohort	50.7%
2009 cohort	55.4%
2010 cohort	63.3%
2011 cohort	68.2%
2012 cohort	65%
2013 cohort	54.9%
2014 cohort	56.4%
2015 cohort	56.4%
2016 cohort	60.8%
2017 cohort	69.7%
2018 cohort	63.8%

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 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,973	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,000	$9,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,875	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,625	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,750	$9,515
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,876	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$10,491
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$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

$52,053

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$60,622

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,908

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

University of Saint Joseph admitted 1,611 of 2,050 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.6% rate describes that application pool.

78.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $45,908 tuition · 2023–24 838 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 850–11701600

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Admissions

University of Saint Joseph reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Saint Joseph’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 440–610 and Math was 410–560 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 850–1170 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	440	480	610
SAT Math	410	470	560

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Saint Joseph received 2,050 applications and admitted 1,611 (78.6%), with 196 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

78.6%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 2002	84%
Fall 2003	68.3%
Fall 2004	69.7%
Fall 2005	71.8%
Fall 2006	48.2%
Fall 2007	73%
Fall 2008	82.3%
Fall 2009	83.6%
Fall 2010	81.2%
Fall 2011	78.4%
Fall 2012	81.6%
Fall 2013	85.7%
Fall 2014	80%
Fall 2015	92.7%
Fall 2016	87.6%
Fall 2017	90.3%
Fall 2018	72.4%
Fall 2019	76.6%
Fall 2020	78%
Fall 2021	78.3%
Fall 2022	74.9%
Fall 2023	79.6%
Fall 2024	78.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

850–1170Fall 2024 · 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 2002	900	1110
Fall 2003	870	1000
Fall 2004	963	990
Fall 2005	1059	1163
Fall 2006	910	1098
Fall 2007	903	1088
Fall 2008	860	1040
Fall 2009	880	1040
Fall 2010	890	1080
Fall 2011	900	1090
Fall 2013	860	1040
Fall 2014	870	1060
Fall 2015	820	1050
Fall 2016	860	1110
Fall 2017	970	1160
Fall 2018	1030	1210
Fall 2019	1000	1230
Fall 2020	970	1170
Fall 2021	1036	1181
Fall 2022	1070	1275
Fall 2023	960	1250
Fall 2024	850	1170

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–24Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

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

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2009	18	20
Fall 2010	17	19
Fall 2011	22	23
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	16	22
Fall 2017	19	22
Fall 2020	22	24

IPEDS Fall 2006–2020, 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

838Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Saint Joseph fell from 1,054 (Fall 2002) to 838 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,054
Fall 2003	1,093
Fall 2004	1,115
Fall 2005	1,125
Fall 2006	973
Fall 2007	945
Fall 2008	1,037
Fall 2009	947
Fall 2010	1,037
Fall 2011	1,001
Fall 2012	997
Fall 2013	971
Fall 2014	930
Fall 2015	904
Fall 2016	843
Fall 2017	759
Fall 2018	865
Fall 2019	871
Fall 2020	884
Fall 2021	895
Fall 2022	821
Fall 2023	825
Fall 2024	838

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%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 University of Saint Joseph has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 86% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 82%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	68%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	83%
Fall 2020 cohort	77%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Saint Joseph

Faculty pay at University of Saint Joseph averages $103,668 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Saint Joseph as a primarily residential campus of 838 undergraduates — and 82.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Saint Joseph's SAT section-percentile sums are 850–1170 — their midpoint is below the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Saint Joseph's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of Saint Joseph 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

University of Saint Joseph78.6%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of Saint Joseph$47,278

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

University of Saint Joseph$59,908

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

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University of Saint Joseph, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Saint Joseph	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.6%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$47,278	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,908	$64,209	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,587
Social Work	$59,465
Public Health	$52,827
Psychology, General	$49,532
Biology, General	$49,383

These 5 fields listed for University of Saint Joseph measure earnings after completion. The $59,908 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 27 additional University of Saint Joseph fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Saint Joseph report?

University of Saint Joseph's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 850–1170 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Saint Joseph's acceptance rate?

78.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,611 admitted from 2,050 applicants.

How much does University of Saint Joseph cost?

At University of Saint Joseph, tuition is $47,278. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Saint Joseph report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,908. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

Sacred Heart University — 65.4% admitted
Quinnipiac University — 72.2% admitted
University of New Haven — 60.4% admitted
Eastern Connecticut State University — 83% 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.