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Latin: Universitas Sancti Iosephi | |
Former names | Saint Joseph's College (1851-1978) Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1821-1998)[1] University of the Sciences (1998-2022)[2] 1994, the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing (1903-1994) Lancaster Institute for Health Education (1994-2001) Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences (2001-2013) Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (2013-2024) |
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Motto | "Spirit, Intellect, Purpose" |
Type | Private university |
Established | September 15, 1851[3] |
Founder | Felix-Joseph Barbelin |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $461 million (2022)[4] |
President | Cheryl McConnell[5] |
Provost | Jay Carter (interim) |
Academic staff | 449[6] |
Students | 7,861[7] |
Undergraduates | 5,071 |
Postgraduates | 2,790 |
Location | , , United States 39°59′43″N 75°14′20″W / 39.99528°N 75.23889°W |
Campus | Large city, 149 acres (60.3 ha) |
Other campuses | Lancaster |
Newspaper | The Hawk |
Colors | Crimson and gray[8] |
Nickname | Hawks |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | The Hawk |
Website | www |
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Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph. It merged in 2022 with the University of the Sciences (formerly known as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy).[9] In 2023, Saint Joseph's University announced it would acquire Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.[10] This will expand Saint Joseph's University by adding a campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and expanding the size of the student body especially with students studying nursing and health.
Saint Joseph's University has nearly 9,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students in over 134 undergraduate programs, 77 graduate programs, and 9 adult learner programs. It has 14 centers and institutes, including the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support and the Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Center for Business Ethics.
Saint Joseph's athletics teams, the Hawks, are an NCAA Division I program that competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Philadelphia Big 5. The official colors of the university are crimson and gray. The school mascot is The Hawk, which never stops flapping its wings while in costume.
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