by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Saint Joseph's College of Maine was awarded 43 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Saint Joseph's Maine landed the #1,122 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Saint Joseph's Maine held the #1,591 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Saint Joseph's Maine is also ranked #6 out of 19 schools in Maine.
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When it comes to admittance, Saint Joseph's College of Maine is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 14% of students accepted to Saint Joseph's Maine submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 610.
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The student to faculty ratio at Saint Joseph's Maine is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Joseph's College of Maine is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Saint Joseph's College of Maine is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Saint Joseph's Maine for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,329 undergraduates at Saint Joseph's Maine with 853 being full-time and 476 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,364 | $22,844 | $24,573 | $27,593 | $31,113 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Saint Joseph's Maine, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Saint Joseph's Maine, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $12,039 a year. That adds up to $48,156 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Saint Joseph's Maine is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Saint Joseph's Maine are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish, ME 04084-5263 |
| Phone: | 207-892-6766 |
| Website: | www.sjcme.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SaintJosephsCollegeOfMaine |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/SaintJosephsME |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 78 | $62,988 |
| Health & Physical Education | 21 | $28,784 |
| General Biology | 18 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 18 | $81,735 |
| Business Administration & Management | 16 | $38,933 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 | NA |
| General Psychology | 13 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 11 | NA |
| Accounting | 10 | $40,975 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 502 students took at least one online class at Saint Joseph's College of Maine. This is a decrease from the 1,018 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 502 | 502 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,018 | 1,018 |
| 2018-2019 | 792 | 792 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,050 | 1,050 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,238 | 1,238 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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