Saint Peter's University
Private College in Jersey City, NJ. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $57,815.
Ten years after entry, the median Saint Peter's University student earns $57,815 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $20,500 in debt — in line with the national norm. It also moves people — 5.5% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Saint Peter's University admits 90% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 5,217 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Only 11% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 58% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,939 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $13,775 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $10,783 while those at $110k+ pay $21,829. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $31,052. Federal borrowing reaches 31% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 450 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,783 |
| $30–48k | $10,643 |
| $48–75k | $9,952 |
| $75–110k | $13,569 |
| $110k+ | $21,829 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 600 of these 1,939 students, totalling $3,699,659 — an average of $6,166 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hudson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)