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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, 10 additional special-study options, 23 study abroad programs, 53 graduate study areas, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

ENROLLMENT: 2005-2006

7700 total in all programs (estimated average 2005-06)

4150 traditional full time undergraduates
- 2,150 in College of Arts and Sciences
- 2,000 in Erivan K. Haub School of Business
- 51% female, 49% male
- 61% of traditional full time students reside on campus
780 University College and Bridge Program students
2,770 graduate students
- 1,820 in arts and sciences programs
- 900 in business programs
- 50 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 352,500 volumes; 1,450 print journals
7,500 full-text electronic journals; 2,700 online books; 848,000 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: 2005-2006

Undergraduate (full-time day/annually):
$27,320 for all programs

University College:
$407 per credit

Graduate Programs:
$717 per credit for business, computer science, education, and psychology $667 per credit for other graduate programs

EMPLOYEES

849 full-time, 400 part-time; Jesuits: 22 (14 faculty, 8 administrators)

OPERATING BUDGET

$185 million (FY2006)