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Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 4,948 Undergrads 78.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$70,389
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$33,840
After Aid
Median Earnings
$85,385
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$33,840
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$85,385Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$85,980Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate78.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)21.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS88.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
88.8%
SAT Avg
1,258
SAT Reading
25th: 59063075th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 58062075th: 670
ACT Composite
25th: 282975th: 31
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$723k
+$253k
+$236k
Median Cost$34k/yr
+$601k
+$131k
+$115k
Full Cost$70k/yr
+$469k
-$663
-$17k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$34k/yr
38
94%
Full Cost$70k/yr
Never
-7%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return77%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-42%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Certificates
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$87,103
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored
Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's associate degree in the same field, and about 1.5× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,123
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CertCIP: 5127
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$71,592
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,101
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$93,585
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$85,936
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$26,816
Earnings (4yr)
$82,769
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$22,225
Earnings (4yr)
$81,233
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,549
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$59,929
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$110,178
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$316k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,924
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,943
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Educational Administration and Supervision
BachCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,433
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$18,638
Earnings (4yr)
$52,137
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,554
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$96,993
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,168
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
BachCIP: 5199
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$85,690
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,658
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$26,312
Earnings (4yr)
$83,692
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$22,375
Earnings (4yr)
$101,930
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,519
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$98k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,614
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,048
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$24,812
Earnings (4yr)
$96,930
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$78,522
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacology and Toxicology
BachCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,883
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (4yr)
$122,633
Natl Median: $116,539
Lifetime Value Added
+$411k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$69,816
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,244
Earnings (4yr)
$56,647
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,383
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,648
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$227k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,060
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$26,261
Earnings (4yr)
$64,827
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$24,335
Earnings (4yr)
$80,764
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,717
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$138,175
Earnings (4yr)
$130,685
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$446k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
MastCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$141,003
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
+$535k
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
MastCIP: 2604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,837
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$40,184
Earnings (4yr)
$70,474
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,776
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$132,021
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$457k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Earnings shared by 2 Saint Joseph's University campuses, which report as one program.
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,525
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$60,839
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
International Business
MastCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$36,131
Earnings (4yr)
$122,660
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$376k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$109,948
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Pharmacology and Toxicology
MastCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,696
Natl Median: $129,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$515k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$88,006
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$52,632
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$129,192
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
+$433k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$41,007
Earnings (4yr)
$66,379
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$226,638
Natl Median: $120,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$1264k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,035
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
$30,258
Earnings (4yr)
$71,762
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Graduate Certificates
Criminology
Gr-CertCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,972
Natl Median: $70,346
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Finance and Financial Management Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 5120
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Gr-CertCIP: 0909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,140
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
DocCIP: 2604
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$84,065
Earnings (4yr)
$104,715
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Pharmacology and Toxicology
DocCIP: 2610
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$70,167
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
DocCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Professional Degrees
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$138,332
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
ProfCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,327
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.