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Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Lancaster, PA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$42,478
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$32,933
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
68.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$86,881
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$47,879
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$32,933
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$32,933
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$16,240
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,160
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00037,532
$30,001–48,00038,376
$48,001–75,00041,420
$75,001–110,00044,745
$110,001+47,879

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
68.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
60.0%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
81.3%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$66,438
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$86,881
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,500
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$270.34
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
79.2%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $86,881 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
41.2%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
1,280
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
17.5%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
55.0%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
53.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$108,285
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White61%
Hispanic18%
Black12%
Asian5%
Two or more races3%
Nonresident / international0%

Other Four-year institutions in PA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy of Vocal ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albright CollegeNot reported50.7%$58,700
Allegheny CollegeNot reported72.5%$62,069
Alvernia UniversityNot reported55.5%$55,055
American College of Financial ServicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arcadia UniversityNot reported66.7%$58,336
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchNot reported67.7%$40,457
Bryn Mawr CollegeNot reported81.8%$75,217
Bucknell UniversityNot reported86.3%$93,807
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cairn University-LanghorneNot reported59.7%$44,172
Carlow UniversityNot reported59.9%$51,051

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$88,101$80,813Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$87,103$57,584Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$86,525$89,981Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$86,383$88,910Not reported
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$85,690$68,245$26,576
Biology, General.$82,769$57,214$26,228
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$75,123$38,675Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$71,592$65,389Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.Not reported$81,651Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services.Not reported$35,447Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services.Not reported$58,716Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Medical Illustration and Informatics.Not reported$61,283Not reported
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities.Not reported$100,487Not reported
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Not reported$120,193Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10