St. Joseph's College
155 West Roe Boulevard
Patchogue, NY 11772
631.687.4500
School Profile:
- Private liberal arts college
- Students are all commuters so all activities are focused on them
- Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,875
- Incoming freshmen class: 450
- Incoming transfers: 430
- Average class size: 20 students
- Our retention rate is 84 percent, which is above the national average
Cost:
- Tuition: $17,800 (2011-2012 school year)
Overview:
- Academic Scholarships available ranging from $3,000 to full tuition
- Students are automatically considered for scholarship when they apply
- 74 percent of students receive some sort of financial aid
Student Profile:
- Average GPA: 91 (unweighted)
- Average SAT: 1092 (math and critical reading sections)
- Average ACT: 23
- 70 percent of freshmen have taken AP courses in high school
Location:
Patchogue, NY
South shore of Long Island in Suffolk County
Academics:
More than 20 majors
Most popular majors:
- Child study
- Adolescence education (concentrations in biology, mathematics, Spanish, history and English)
- Biology
- History
- Business administration
- Accounting
- Psychology
- Biology program is pre-med, pre-dental or pre-veterinarian.
Athletics:
- All St. Joseph’s College sports programs are NCAA Division III accredited
- Men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track
- Women's sports: basketball, cross country, equestrian, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball
- Use of the Danzi Athletic Center gym and pool is free to all students
- Intramural sports are available
Campus:
- 27-acre lakeside campus
- Incident-free security report for the past four years (visit ope.ed.gov/security for individual school results)
- 24-hour security presence
- All students can have cars on campus
- Student-to-faculty ratio is 15:1
Student Activities:
- Social, cultural, service and diversity clubs and organizations
- Student Government Association and Campus Activities Board (C.A.B.)
- Active sororities and fraternities
- Academic major clubs to meet other students in their major
- Study abroad opportunities available during each semester as well as winter and summer breaks
- Academic Center and Math Lab for tutoring
- Office of Career Development, Wellness and Disability Services Honors program
