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University of Saint Joseph Data & Information Overview

60 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
78% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Saint Joseph Ranked?

#748 Best Colleges in Nation
#10 Best Colleges in CT
General Special Education Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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University of Saint Joseph was awarded 60 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general special education.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked USJ as #748 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when USJ held the #1,087 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

USJ is also ranked #10 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.

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Is It Hard to Get Into USJ?

78% Acceptance Rate
75% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Saint Joseph is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that USJ is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to USJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 523 and 548. Math scores were between 513 and 633.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Saint Joseph  ( 523 to 548 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Saint Joseph  ( 513 to 633 )
200
800
USJ received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

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University of Saint Joseph Faculty

8 to 1 Student to Faculty
96% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at USJ is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Saint Joseph is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  96 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Saint Joseph

77% Freshmen Retention
49% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Saint Joseph enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  77 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at USJ for first-time, full-time students is 49%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  49 out of 100
0
100

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University of Saint Joseph Undergraduate Student Diversity

820 Full-Time Undergraduates
34.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
77.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 898 undergraduates at USJ with 820 being full-time and 78 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Saint Joseph Cost?

$24,569 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
$37,500 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of USJ is $24,569. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for USJ

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,318 $20,455 $24,611 $26,847 $27,431

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of USJ, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USJ, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $9,375 a year. That adds up to $37,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USJ is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do USJ Graduates Make?

$46,100 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from USJ make about $46,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for USJ students since it is 9% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Saint Joseph

Connecticut State
820 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution. West Hartford is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for USJ are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860-232-4571
Website: https://www.usj.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USJCT
Twitter: https://twitter.com/USJCT

University of Saint Joseph Majors

43 Majors With Completions
201 Undergraduate Degrees
567 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 43 majors graduated from University of Saint Joseph. Of these students, 201 received undergraduate degrees and 567 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 85 $73,150
Social Work 23 NA
General Psychology 23 NA
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 14 NA
General Biology 13 NA
Business Administration & Management 8 NA
Accounting 5 NA
Public Health 4 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 4 NA
Special Education 4 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Saint Joseph along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at USJ

30% Take At Least One Class Online
9% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 635 students took at least one online class at University of Saint Joseph. This is a decrease from the 819 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 635 193
2019-2020 819 206
2018-2019 496 172
2017-2018 569 227
2016-2017 541 227

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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