Admissions & selectivity
St. Joseph's University-New York Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at St. Joseph's University-New York?
St. Joseph's University-New York’s reported acceptance rate is 72.1%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 72.1%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
St. Joseph's University-New York admits 72.0% of applicants, right at the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do St. Joseph's University-New York students report?
Enrolled students who submitted SAT scores posted a middle range of 1,110 to 1,270. For those who submitted ACT scores, the middle range was 24 to 29.
These figures reflect the twenty-fifth and seventy-fifth percentiles of recent score submitters, not admission cutoffs. An applicant comparing their own results to the university's 1,110–1,270 SAT band is looking at the scores of enrolled students who chose to report them.
The same is true for the 24–29 ACT band. These are not required thresholds.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at St. Joseph's University-New York. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- Approximate lower endpoint
- 1110
- Approximate upper endpoint
- 1270
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.
- 25th percentile
- 24
- 75th percentile
- 29
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at St. Joseph's University-New York?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34.0%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 41.3%
- First-year retention
- 80.7%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
St. Joseph's University-New York enrolls 3,144 undergraduates, a student body shaped by two substantial entry routes. 34.0% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 41.3% arrive as transfers or part-time students.
The admission rate is 72.0%, close to the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Of full-time students who start at St. Joseph's University-New York, 80.7% return for a second year, below the peer median of 83.4% for comparable institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 68.8%, matching the peer median of 68.8%.
Pell recipients in the entering cohort complete at 64.9%, 3.9 percentage points below the overall six-year rate. Enrolled students can expect a campus where most who start full time go on to finish, though first-year retention trails the peer median.
The Pell completion figure shows a gap of 3.9 percentage points from the overall rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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