Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Also known as PA College · Website
$86,881
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$86,881
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with 1,280 undergraduates and 91 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $42,478 a year (tuition and fees $32,933). It admits 41% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $86,881 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$42,478
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,933
US median $11,837
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,500
About $270 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$86,881
Rank 126 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $42,478
- Tuition and fees
- $32,933
- Cost of attendance
- $47,879
- Students with a need-based grant
- 55%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $37,532
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $38,376
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $41,420
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $44,745
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,879
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $24,453 in 2015-16 to $32,933 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 41%
- Undergraduates
- 1,280
- Graduate students
- 91
- Part-time students
- 63%
- Women
- 87%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 18
- Endowment
- $13.1M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 126 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $42,478 | $19,970 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,933 | $19,182 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 66% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,500 | $17,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $66,438 | $42,275 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $86,881 | $49,700 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 86% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
18 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 234 | - | - | $88,101 | $80,813 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | - | - | $86,383 | $88,910 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 60 | - | - | $71,592 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 37 | - | - | $87,103 | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,500 | $36,819 | $85,690 | $68,245 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | $41,000 | $71,901 | $86,525 | $89,981 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | - | $75,123 | $38,675 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $25,919 | $33,767 | $82,769 | $57,214 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | $61,283 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | - | - | - | Withheld | $81,651 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster cost?
$42,478 a year is the average net price at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,933, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $47,879. Families earning under $30,000 pay $37,532 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?
41% of applicants are admitted to Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster graduates earn?
$86,881 a year is the median pay of former Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster students who work, 10 years after they started ($66,438 after 6 years). That ranks 126 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's) at $71,901.
How much student debt do Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster graduates have?
$25,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster graduates, about $270 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (234 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (107 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (60 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.