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Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,439 students in fall 2024, including 1,348 undergraduates and 91 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Health Services Administration, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. It awarded 496 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,439
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
496
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 16

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

Health Professions 16

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
146
Associate degrees
248
Master's degrees
49
Professional doctorates
2
Certificates under 1 year
14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
35
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,439
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,348
Graduate students, fall 2024
91
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,677
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,544
Graduate students, 2024-25
133
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
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
87%
Men
13%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Cheryl A. McConnell, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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