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Saint Peter's University was awarded 72 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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College Factual ranked Saint Peter's College as #1,446 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 44 colleges in New Jersey, Saint Peter's College is ranked at #35.
Saint Peter's University has an acceptance rate of 93%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Saint Peter's College.
About 23% of students accepted to Saint Peter's College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Saint Peter's College it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Saint Peter's University is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Saint Peter's University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Saint Peter's College for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,355 undergraduates at Saint Peter's College with 2,038 being full-time and 317 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,245 | $12,000 | $16,255 | $20,398 | $24,693 |
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 Saint Peter's College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Saint Peter's College, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,605 a year. That adds up to $22,420 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Saint Peter's College is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Saint Peter's College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2641 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997 |
| Phone: | 201-761-7400 |
| Website: | www.saintpeters.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/saintpetersuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/saintpetersuniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 71 | $26,644 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 63 | $30,181 |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 | $42,209 |
| Nursing | 50 | $77,797 |
| Computer Information Systems | 31 | NA |
| General English Literature | 29 | NA |
| Accounting | 29 | $50,850 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | $31,902 |
| General Psychology | 28 | $29,780 |
| Health & Physical Education | 25 | $19,087 |
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, 1,654 students took at least one online class at Saint Peter's University. This is a decrease from the 3,026 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,654 | 831 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,026 | 2,093 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,145 | 386 |
| 2017-2018 | 831 | 254 |
| 2016-2017 | 577 | 111 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Peter’s University.
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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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