Saint Peter's College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Saint Peter’s College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It was established in the year 1872 by the Society of Jesus. The college is a member institution of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Students are offered degree programs in various areas of study including business administration, education, nursing, and accountancy.

Among the student clubs and organizations available on campus are the Asian American Student Union, Computer Science Club, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi alpha Theta, and Kappa Alpha Alpha. Students publish an on-caampus newspaper called the "Pauw Wow," and a literary magazine called the "Pavan." The college radio station operated by the students is called WSPC. In addition, there are men's and women's teams in soccer, tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, cross country, and swimming and diving.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,111 in 2009-2010 (1,710 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Peter's College provides on-campus housing for 894 of its 1,710 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 85 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 76 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Saint Peter's College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (270 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (3 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (185 awarded)

• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (86 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (11 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (49 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (44 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (37 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Psychology