Saint Joseph's University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Saint Joseph's University is a private master's university in Philadelphia, PA (city setting), with 4,828 undergraduates (58% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 86% of 8,751 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1150–1330 on the SAT and 27–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $69,600 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $36,392 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.79 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Saint Joseph's University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $51,340
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Saint Joseph's University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Saint Joseph's University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.1M | $40,059 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $1.1M | $28,852 | 997 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 8 | $4.6M | $329,187 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $2.8M | $201,366 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 978 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic 10 Conference | 29 | 2 over | 1 | $1.3M | $45,125 | 992 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $205k | $20,507 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic 10 Conference | 5 | room 4 | 1 | $84k | $16,848 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 59 | 11 over | 4 | $1.4M | $23,852 | 962 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 42 | 4 over | 3 | $1.4M | $32,395 | 995 | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 43 | — | 2 | $418k | $9,715 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic 10 Conference | 37 | room 31 | 3 | $619k | $16,716 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $840k | $25,451 | 988 | |
| Softball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 19 | room 6 | 4 | $752k | $39,588 | 996 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $412k | $41,184 | 977 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $255k | $31,818 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 135 | 90 over | 4 | $946k | $7,006 | 998 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 130 | 85 over | 4 | $733k | $5,639 | 982 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.