Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey · Also known as Saint Peter's, SPU · Website
$57,815
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,815
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Peter's University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Jersey City, New Jersey with 2,135 undergraduates and 1,309 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,199 a year (tuition and fees $42,552). It admits 90% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,815 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,199
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,552
US median $11,837
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,815
Rank 917 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
- $12,199
- Tuition and fees
- $42,552
- Cost of attendance
- $50,272
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,783
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,643
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,952
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,569
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,829
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 $34,198 in 2015-16 to $42,552 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
- 90%
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,135
- Graduate students
- 1,309
- Part-time students
- 3.6%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 93
- Endowment
- $43.6M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 917 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,199 | $18,173 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,552 | $12,950 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $11,998 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,470 | $38,311 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,815 | $46,192 | $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. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
93 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $23,850 | $18,775 | $45,623 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $19,000 | $27,543 | $58,634 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $16,487 | $88,259 | $100,199 | $88,910 |
| Computational ScienceMaster's | Master's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | $32,169 | $61,013 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $17,185 | $33,779 | $61,502 | $57,214 |
| Data ScienceMaster's | Master's | 44 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $23,250 | $28,558 | $56,438 | $55,378 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 35 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $20,048 | $40,562 | $72,212 | $76,194 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 32 | $41,000 | $58,382 | $56,716 | $65,824 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $23,650 | $42,046 | $62,040 | $47,382 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $49,332 | Withheld | $87,339 | $110,694 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $41,000 | $76,437 | $91,891 | $71,685 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $22,250 | $19,735 | $42,362 | $54,562 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $59,785 | $70,959 | $64,397 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $30,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $17,750 | $28,911 | $42,264 | $56,359 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $20,500 | $18,709 | $63,460 | $69,303 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,106 | $81,408 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Jersey City and New Jersey on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Peter's University cost?
$12,199 a year is the average net price at Saint Peter's University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,552, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,272. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,783 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Peter's University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Saint Peter's University. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Saint Peter's University graduates earn?
$57,815 a year is the median pay of former Saint Peter's University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,470 after 6 years). That ranks 917 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $128,729.
How much student debt do Saint Peter's University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Peter's University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Peter's University?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Peter's University finish within 6 years. 72% 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 Peter's University?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (68 master's graduates), Psychology, General (60 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 93 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.