Saint Peter's University — College Profile

About

Saint Peter’s University, a private Jesuit institution in Jersey City, New Jersey, is best known for its exceptional student diversity, high social mobility rankings, and strong grounding in service-oriented Jesuit values. Academically, the university excels in career-focused fields, featuring highly regarded programs in nursing, business administration, criminal justice, and biology across the Frank J. Guarini School of Business and the School of Nursing. Student life offers a tight-knit, inclusive environment enriched by active community engagement and spirited Division I athletics, famously celebrated through its resilient Peacock identity. A major hallmark of Saint Peter's is its urban setting just minutes from Manhattan, granting students direct access to premier corporate internships and cultural experiences in the New York metropolitan area.

Wikipedia:Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 3,600 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. Its mascot is the peacock and its sports teams play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, of which it is a founding member.

Location

Jersey City, NJ, 07306-5997 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

EWR · Newark

6 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

YoursEveryone

Tuition & fees$42,552

Housing & food (on campus)$17,794

Books & supplies$1,000

Cost of attendance$58,040

Average net price$12,199

Same price for all students

Tuition & fees$42,552

Housing & food (on campus)$17,794

Books & supplies$1,000

Cost of attendance$58,040

Average net price$12,199

Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.saintpeters.edu

How it’s made up · 2026-27

Saint Peter's University’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.

Tuition$41,770

Fees$1,400

Housing$7,800

Food$7,070

Total of the above$58,040

Source: www.saintpeters.edu · checked Sep 30, 2026

Net price by family income · 2023-24

$0–30k

$10,783

$30–48k

$10,643

$48–75k

$9,952

$75–110k

$13,569

$110k+

$21,829

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

61%

Entered 2017–18

Within 4 yrs

48%

Back for yr 2

72%

Transferred

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

60% graduated · 23% transferred · 17% left or unknown · none still enrolled

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$42,470

10 yrs after entry$57,815

Debt

Median at graduation$20,500

Monthly payment$217

Middle 50% owe$7.2k–$27k

90th percentile$37,000

Green marks a figure above the typical Master's (larger programs): 54% graduate within 6 yrs, $55,177 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

Getting in · applied for fall 2024

Admit rate

90%

Test policy

Not required

Per College Scorecard

ACT midpoint

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Student Body

Gender

Men 41%Women 59%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

12 : 1

Pell grant

52%

First-gen

48%

Family income

$28,451

Independent

17%

Age at entry

21.0

Part-time

Race & ethnicity

White

16%

Hispanic

43%

Black

18%

Asian

Non-resident

Unknown

11%

Varsity sports

NCAA Division I without football · EADA 2024-25

Baseball
Men's
Basketball
Men's · Women's
Golf
Men's
Soccer
Men's · Women's
Softball
Women's
Swimming
Men's · Women's
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
Men's · Women's
Volleyball
Women's

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021

After 6 yrs

$42,470

After 10 yrs

$57,815

Psychology, General60

Business Administration, Management and Operations59

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing50

Computer and Information Sciences, General46

Biology, General45

Criminal Justice and Corrections39

Accounting and Related Services35

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods31

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness19

Finance and Financial Management Services16

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities14

Communication and Media Studies11

Marketing11

Health and Medical Administrative Services9

English Language and Literature, General7

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology7

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Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$44M

Full-time faculty

31%

Faculty salary

$9,476/mo

Teaching spend

$7,315

per student

Federal loans

29%

Classification

Carnegie type

Master's (larger programs)

Undergraduate profile