Applying to Saint Joseph's

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
86.39%	1,250

Saint Joseph's University's acceptance rate is 86.39% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 8,751 students applied and 7,560 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Saint Joseph's.

Saint Joseph's's acceptance rate places 59th out of 120 Pennsylvania colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,250 and the ACT score is 28 at Saint Joseph's. Saint Joseph's's SAT score ranks 20th out of 91 Pennsylvania colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Saint Joseph's, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Saint Joseph's University is 86.39% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.82%. 3,721 men and 5,030 women applied to Saint Joseph's and 3,183 men and 4,377 women students were accepted.

Among them, 547 men and 649 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Saint Joseph's.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Saint Joseph's
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	8,751	3,721	5,030	0	0
Admitted	7,560	3,183	4,377	0	0
Enrolled	1,196	547	649	0	0
Acceptance Rate	86.39%	85.54%	87.02%	-	-
Yield	15.82%	17.19%	14.83%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Saint Joseph's University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 361 students (30% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 35 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Saint Joseph's.

The median SAT score is 1,250 with 630 SAT EBRW and 620 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 670 and the 25^th percentile is 580. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 660 and 25^th percentile is 570 .

The median ACT composite score is 28 with 75^th percentile score of 31 and 25^th percentile score of 27 at Saint Joseph's. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 29.

The SAT and ACT scores at Saint Joseph's University are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,164, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with larger programs).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Saint Joseph's
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1150	1250	1330
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	580	630	670
SAT Math	570	620	660
ACT Composite	27	28	31
ACT Math	24	27	29
ACT English	25	29	31

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Saint Joseph's University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,196 first-year students enrolled in Saint Joseph's. The proportion of full-time students is 99.75% and part-time students is 0.25%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 45.74% and women students is 54.26%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Saint Joseph's.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Saint Joseph's
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,196	547	649
Full-time	1,193	545	648
Part-time	3	2	1

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Saint Joseph's. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Saint Joseph's University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Saint Joseph's Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

Application fee is $35 for applying graduate schools. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Saint Joseph's.

Admission Information for Applying to Saint Joseph's
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$35
Admission Information	https://www.sju.edu/admission
Online Application	https://www.sju.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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