OVERVIEW
Located in Philadelphia, Pa., Saint Joseph’s University is a Catholic and Jesuit institution founded in 1851. Since its first days, the University has distinguished itself with a strong liberal arts core curriculum, fostering rigorous and open-minded inquiry, maintaining high academic standards, and attending to the development of the whole person.
OFFERINGS
Saint Joseph's offers over 75 undergraduate programs and special study options, 28 study abroad programs, 46 graduate programs, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.
ENROLLMENT ESTIMATES:
2007-08 ACADEMIC YEAR
7,300 total in all programs (estimated average 2007-08)
- 4,200 traditional full time undergraduates
- 2,150 in College of Arts and Sciences
- 2,050 in Erivan K. Haub School of Business
- 51% female, 49% male
- 58% of traditional full time students reside on campus
- 700 University College and Bridge Program students
- 2,400 graduate students
- 1,380 in arts and sciences programs
- 950 in business programs
- 70 doctoral students
CAMPUS
- 65 acres in western Philadelphia and Montgomery County
- 53 buildings
LIBRARIES
- Francis A. Drexel Library & the Campbell Collection in Food Marketing
- Approximately 350,000 volumes; 1,288 print journals
- 10,000 full-text electronic journals; 4,500 e-books; 866,000 microforms
ATHLETICS
- Total of 20 varsity sports (10 men; 10 women), NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10, Big 5
- Over 30 intramural and recreational activities, variety of fitness programs
- Nickname/Mascot - The Hawks
TUITION: 2007-08
Undergraduate (full-time day/annually):
$30,850 for all programs
University College:
$431 per credit
Graduate Programs:
$765 per credit for business, $738 computer science, education, and psychology $687 per credit for other graduate programs
FACULTY
277 full-time faculty; 97% of tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees
EMPLOYEES
950 full-time, 460 part-time; Jesuits: 23 (18 faculty, 5 administrators)
OPERATING BUDGET
$206.6 million (FY2008)
ENDOWMENT
$141.2 million (as of 5/31/07)