St. Joseph’s University
Graduates
- 66% have a job after 6 months
- 91% have a job after 1 year
- N/A have a job after 2 years
Tuition
$29,095 / year
Room and Board
$10,170
Application deadline
February 1
Application fee
$55
Educational Resources
Libraries
Campbell Library is a special information center that supports Food Marketing students and faculty, and also provides assistance to visitors from the food industry.
- Member of library consortia.
- 352,500 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
- 8,917 current serial subscriptions.
- 848,000 microforms.
- 4,655 Audio/Visual items.
- 2,667 e-books.
Museums & Art
The Wall Street Trading room at Saint Joseph’s University Erivan K. Haub School of Business supports the financial education of our students and provides them with the knowledge and skills required for competing in a global job market. The room provides access to electronic sources of financial and investment data, analytical tools, and trading simulations. The room allows hands-on learning, curriculum enhancements, and more effective class projects. Trading simulations provide opportunities for real trading experiences. Continuous access to financial data and software provides an integrated learning environment to focus on analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.Claver House, home of the honors program, is the site for resources dedicated specifically for honors students. Inside Claver House are two conference rooms that are also used as classrooms, a computer lab, and a student lounge with twenty-four hour access, seven days a week. This specially designed building allows for a quiet retreat where honors students can study, work with personal computers and attend receptions.Mandeville Hall, a multi-million dollar, international, academic facility, is home to the Erivan K. Haub School of Business and a host of high-tech educational innovations. International teleconferencing is one example of the technological advances available to students in Mandeville Hall. Its many features include the area’s first true teletorium, a 175-person amphitheater equipped with satellite broadcast and down-link technology, docu-cameras, full sound and projection systems, and laptop Internet ports at every seat. Teletorium events may also be carried via closed circuit to several other video outlets in the building.The University Gallery serves the University’s students, faculty and staff, as well as the diverse communities of the surrounding tri-state area. The Gallery hosts eight shows, the first five feature professional artists, who are mostly but not exclusively from the area. (Submission of slides for consideration is open to the public, please see below.) The sixth is the Senior Arts Thesis Exhibition that highlights the year-long projects of the Senior Art Majors. The Student Arts Festival follows with an all-day celebration of art, music, and theater.
Computing
Requirements
- Students are not required to take a computer course.
- Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
Campus Resources
- 656 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
- 180 Internet connections in libraries.
- 1,100 Internet connections in classrooms.
- 4 Internet connections in Laboratories.
- 2,400 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.
Student accommodations
- Email accounts are available to all students.
- Internet access is available to all students.
- Student web-pages are permitted.
- Online class registration is available.
- 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.
Wireless Internet Hotspots
- Wifi is available in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms
- Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
- Approximately 216 students can be on the network at once.
Services
Basic
nonremedial tutoring, health service, other
Remedial
other
Counseling
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Campus Safety
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life
Housing
Overview
- The school offers housing for students.
- 59% of students live in school housing.
- The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing
Types of housing available
- 7% of housing units are Singles.
- 50% of housing units are Doubles.
- 6% of housing units are Triples.
- 36% of housing units are Apartments.
- 1% of of housing units are some other type.
- In total, there are 23 housing buildings.
Room Accessories
- 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
- 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
- 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.
Extracurricular
- 40% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus.
- Popular events on campus: Student Ball; Hawk Rock Coffeehouses; Hand-in-Hand Festival; Basketball; Concert Series; Intramurals and Recreation; Up ‘Til Dawn; Project Mexico Auction Fundraiser
- Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
- In total, there are about 104 organizations on campus.
- Honor societies: Alpha Sigma Nu – Jesuit honor society; Phi Beta Kappa – Liberal arts and sciences honor society; Beta Gamma Sigma – Business honor society; Disciplinary honor societies: Omicron Delta Epsilon; Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Mu Epsilon; Phi Sigma Iota; Sigma Xi; Phi Sigma Tau; Sigma Pi Sigma; Pi Sigma Alpha; Alpha Epsilon Delta; Psi Chi; Alpha Kappa Delta; Sigma Delta Pi; Theta Alpha Kappa; Upsilon Pi Epsilon;
- Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) This is a religiously-affiliated university.
- International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union; Asian Student Association; Latino Student Association; International Student Association; Caribbean Student Association; Hawks of India
- Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) University Student Senate; Student Union Board; SJU ’til 2; Community Service; Immersion Programs, Up ’til Dawn, Orientation Team; Greek Life; Accounting Society; Adventure Sports Club; Alpha Gamma Delta; Alpha Omicron Pi; Alpha Phi Sorority; American Institute of Biological Sciences (A. I. B. S. ); American Marketing Association; Amnesty International; Arnold Air Society; Asian Student Association; Best Buddies; Black Student Union; Capoeira Club; Caps and Bells, Dramatic Arts Society; Caribbean Student Association; Cheerleaders; CLAY (Creating Leaders Around You); College Democrats; College Republicans; Colleges Against Cancer; Collegiate Challenge; Concert Committee; Council for Exceptional Children; Cricket Club; Crimson & Gray Literary Magazine; Dance Team; Delta Sigma Pi; Education Society; Field Hockey; Finance Society; Food Marketing Association; French Club; German Club; Golf Club (Women’s); Greatonian Yearbook; GREEN COW; Habitat for Humanity; Hand In Hand; Hawk Arts; Hawk Newspaper; Hawks Abroad; Hawks for Women; Hawks of India; Hayes History Society; Health Professions Club; Helping and Watching Kids Succeed; Helping Hawks; Holding Hawks Responsible; Ice Hockey; Inter Fraternity Council; International Student Association (I. S. A. ); Irish Student Association; ISSS/BITS; Italian Club; Jazz Band; Lacrosse Club (Men’); Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity; Latino Student Association (L. S. A. ); Management Information Systems Society; Management Society; Martial Arts Club; Mc Kenna Pre Law Society; Middle East Etc. Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS); Molloy Chemical Society; Moore Psychological Society; NSCS; Order of Omega-Greek Honor Society; Orientation Team; Panhellenic Council; Pep Band; Pharmaceutical Marketing Association/PILOT; Physics Society; Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity; Polish Cultural Society; Political Action Club; Political Science Club; Roller Hockey Club; Rugby Club (Men’s); Rugby Club (Women’s); S. T. O. P. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity; Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority; SJU Students Against Sweatshops; SJU Students for Unicef; SJU ’til 2; Ski Club; Soccer Club (Women’s); Spanish Club; S-PSEA; Student Booster Club; Student Commuter Club; Student Theatre Guild; Student Union Board (S. U. B. ); Students for Life; Students for Peace and Justice; Tennis Club; University Singers; University Student Senate (U. S. S); Up ‘Til Dawn; Villiger Debating Society; Volleyball; Women’s Organization; WSJR Radio;
- Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Hawk – Weekly
Travel
- Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia, PA (14), Philadelphia, PA (14)
- Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia, PA (1)
- Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia, PA (1)
- Public transportation serves the campus.
- Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
- 27% of students have a car on campus
Employment
- School employment is available.
- Freshman are not discouraged from working.
Greek Life
- There are 3 fraternities
- 8% of students are fraternity members
- There are 4 sororities
- 11% of students are sorority members.
ROTC
- Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University
- Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania)
- Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus
Additional Policies
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other