St. Joseph's University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at St. Joseph's University is 15:1, and the school has 37.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at St. Joseph's University include: Finance, General; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Special Products Marketing Operations; Accounting; and Special Education and Teaching, Other. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Finance, General 10% Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10% Special Products Marketing Operations 10% Accounting 7% Special Education and Teaching, Other 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.S. in Biology/M.S. in Education; B.S. in Chemistry/M.S. in Education; B.S. in Mathematics/M.S. in Education; B.S. in Physics/M.S. in Education; B.S./M.S. in Education with Certifications in Elementary Education, Special Education and Reading; B.S./M.S. in Psychology; Fifth Year M.A. in Writing Studies
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 37% Service learning 28% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 52% Writing in the disciplines 13% Undergraduate research/creative projects 10%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	71

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data