unitid 442356 · Lancaster, PA · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (fringe)
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
- enrollment 2023
- 2,178
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
41%
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,280
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
55%
undergrads on Pell grants
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
69%
finish within 150% time
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$47,879
51st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$42,478
after aid, aided students
96th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$86,881
after entry, Title IV students
94th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,500
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $37,532 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k9%
- 30-48k6%
- 48-75k11%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $108,285
- First-generation students
- 18%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,933
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 234 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 107 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 60 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 37 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 24 | — | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 14 | $79,238 | $26,576 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. | 8 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 8 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 8 | $89,265 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 6 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 5 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.