Return is a clear strength at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia, whose return pillar sits in the 91st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn median earnings of $84,010 four years after completion, in the 91st percentile.
Graduates earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sits in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,396. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,895.
The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250, with Saint Joseph's $15,760 above it. Above-peer earnings and higher-than-expected earnings point the same way.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $84,010 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Azimuth places that earnings figure in the 91st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 2,564 completers.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, show a range from a downside of $60,038 to an upside of $103,667. The typical scenario lands at the same median.
An estimated 29.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia posts a median of $84,010 for federally aided graduates four years after completion, placing the university in the 91st percentile nationally. That is $15,760 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #130 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 67th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $8,396.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,895. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $865.
The program mix tilts toward business and health fields, and the earnings scenarios reflect that range. The downside scenario, estimated from lower-earning program clusters, sits at $60,038, while the upside scenario reaches $103,667.
An estimated 29.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings differ across the modeled program mix, so the schoolwide result does not describe every field. The downside scenario is $60,038, and the upside scenario is $103,667; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups.
The average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $29,689 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. That is $2,318 above the peer median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $25,500 in federal student loans. That debt is $1,301 above the peer median of $24,199, and corresponds to an estimated payment of $290 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $42,436. Graduates earn about $3,501 more than the model expects for similar students.
The net price and debt both sit above the peer benchmarks, so the value turns on whether a student's specific program lands on the higher end of the earnings scenarios.