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Fact Sheet

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 40 undergraduate majors, 13 additional special-study options, 16 study abroad programs, 79 graduate study areas, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

ENROLLMENT: 2002-2003

7,130 total in all programs (estimated average 2002-2003)

- 3,800 traditional undergraduates

  • · 2,050 in College of Arts and Sciences
  • · 1,750 in Erivan K. Haub School of Business
  • · 53% female, 47% male
  • · 1,930 campus residents, 51%

- 730 University College and Bridge Program students

- 2,600 graduate students

  • · 1,750 in arts and sciences programs
  • · 850 in business programs

 CAMPUS

  • 65 acres in western Philadelphia and Montgomery County
  • 52 buildings

 LIBRARIES

  • Francis A. Drexel Library & the Campbell Collection in Food Marketing
  • 350,081 volumes; 1,400 print journals; 7,017 full-text electronic journals
  • 2,601 online books; 840,435 microforms

 ATHLETICS

  • 20 varsity sports (men, 10; women, 10), NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10, Big 5
  • 31 intramural and recreational activities, variety of fitness programs
  • Nickname/Mascot = The Hawks

 TUITION: 2002-2003

  Undergraduate (full-time day/annually):

  • $22,610 for business majors
  • $22,410 for math, computer science, and natural science majors
  • $22,210 for humanities and social science majors

  University College:

  • $375 per credit

  Graduate Programs:

  • $660 per credit for business, computer science, education, and psychology
  • $560 per credit for other graduate programs

 EMPLOYEES

714 full-time, 362 part-time
Jesuits: 18 ( 14 faculty, 4 administrators) 

OPERATING BUDGET

$135 million

Institutional Research, Fall 2002

For assistance contact Annemarie McMullin

5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131. Ph. (610) 660-1000. Fax. 610 660 3300 URL:www.sju.edu