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Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Standish, Maine Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Standish, Maine. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,454, made up of 1,097 undergraduates and 357 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Joseph's College of Maine offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Theology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 433 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,454
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
433
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 65

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Education 10
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
254
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
119
Certificates under 1 year
40
Postbaccalaureate certificates
9
Post-master's certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,454
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,097
Graduate students, fall 2024
357
Full-time, fall 2024
61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,016
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,390
Graduate students, 2024-25
626
Full-time, 2024-25
48%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
2%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
President
Joseph L. Cassidy, JD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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