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Saint Joseph's University (SJU)

Women's D1 Coach: Alex Kahoe
Profile
Size
7 / 10
4,904 Undergrads / 7,589 Students
Cost
10 / 10
$35,242 Net Price
Selectivity
3 / 10
75% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    Atlantic 10 Conference

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
11 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
89%
Overall Graduation Rate
81%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
75% / 81%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Most games are scheduled at schools around Pennsylvania and Virginia. The team also travels to New York and Massachusetts. The team typically plays at neutral sites during preseason in Pennsylvania. Other trips in the past include DeLand, Florida and Washington, D.C.

Recruit Commits
2024
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Theresa Talbot Springfield Township High School Wyndmoor, PA Goal
Emma Yoder Springfield Township Montco Oreland, PA Mid
Tess Talbot Springfield Township High School Wyndmoor , PA Goal
 
2023
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Elizabeth McGurk Bayard Rustin High School Glen Mills, PA Att, Mid
Megan Sanelli Methacton Collegeville , PA Mid
Kaitlin Nieczpiel Strath Haven Wallingford, PA Mid, Draw
Caitlyn Gross St. Paul's Brooklandville, MD Att
Elizabeth Garcia Maryvale Preparatory School Kingsville , MD Def
Annalise Thaler West Springfield High School Springfield, VA Goal
 
2022
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Braeden Arkless The Kinkaid School Humble, TX Mid, Def
Riley Miller Bethel Park High School Pittsburgh, PA Att, Mid
Alexa Capozzoli Episcopal Academy Ridley Park, PA Att
Kate Fuhrman Glenelg Country School Fulton, MD Att
Sophie Stanislawczyk Governor Mifflin HS Mohnton , PA Mid
Regan Bestick Chancellor High School Fredericksburg, VA Goal
Emma Raines Twin Valley High School Elverson , PA Att
Emily Smith Springfield Township High School Oreland , PA Att, Draw
 
2021
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
MaryRose Berry Garnet Valley High School Garnet Valley, PA Mid, Def
Maggie Davidson West Islip West Islip, NY Mid
Bellla Miceli Joel barlow high school Redding, CT Att, Draw
Quinn Howe Ithaca Senior HS Ithaca, NY Mid
Kate Tomick Notre Dame Prep Towson, MD Att
 
2020
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Lily Niemkiewicz Unionville High School Chadds Ford, PA Att
Emma Russo North Shore Glen Head, NY Goal
Julia Littlewood Conestoga HS Berwyn, PA Att
 
2019
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Lisa Ross Hillsborough Hillsborough, NJ Att
Emma O'Neill Canandaigua Canandaigua, NY Mid
Riley Evans South Carroll MD Mid
 
2018
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Kaela Smith Bishop Shanahan PA Att, Mid
Lindsey Smith Springfield-Montco Flourtown, PA Mid
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
 
2016
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
 
2015
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
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Events By Saint Joseph's University (SJU) Coaches
Sep 23 '18
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Jun 23 '21
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Feb 6 '22
Philadelphia, PA
 
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Location
5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Greater Philadelphia Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Baltimore Maryland Area
  • Reading Pennsylvania Area
  • Allentown Pennsylvania Area
  • India
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Harrisburg Pennsylvania Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Lancaster Pennsylvania Area
  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Where Grads Work
  • Vanguard
  • School District of Philadelphia
  • Merck
  • GSK
  • Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System)
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Pfizer
  • PwC
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Comcast
  • AstraZeneca
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
What Grads Do
  • Sales
  • Education
  • Operations
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Information Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Healthcare Services
  • Consulting
  • Human Resources
  • Research
  • Media and Communication
  • Program and Project Management
  • Accounting
  • Support
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
520 - 610
Math
550 - 650
Total
1110 - 1300
ACT
English
23 - 31
Math
21 - 27
Composite
23 - 29

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported.

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 8,692 3,967 4,725
% Admitted 75% 73% 76%
% Admits That Enroll 17% 17% 17%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.6
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
  • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Admissions office
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Business (55%)
    Special Products Marketing Operations (10%)
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General (9%)
    Finance, General (8%)
    Accounting (6%)
    Social Sciences (6%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (6%)
    Education (5%)
    Communication & Journalism (5%)
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric (5%)
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (5%)
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (5%)
    Elementary Education and Teaching (5%)
    Psychology (4%)
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General (4%)
    Psychology, General (4%)
    Insurance (3%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $35,242

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
     
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$46,550
    Books & Supplies$893
    Cost of Living$14,840
    Personal Expenses$1,347
     
    Sticker Price$63,630

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    98% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship98%$26,134
    Federal Grants15%$7,148
    Pell Grants15%$4,605
    Other Federal14%$2,667
    State & Local Grants11%$3,305
    Institutional Grants98%$24,680
     
    Student Loans63%$10,871
    Federal Loans62%$5,343
    Other Loans16%$21,739

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $280 Million $36,939

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $23,485.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $19,500 $250

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 3.4%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 2,140 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $59,600

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 5.25 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 75% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 4 4
    Fondling 2 2
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 1 1
    Aggravated Assault - -
    Burglary 1 1
    Motor Vehicle Theft - -
    Arson - -

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Single program-Education
    Enrollment ProfileHigh undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, medium, highly residential

    Carnegie classifications provide a framework for evaluating comparable schools.

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