Summer campus drone photo

Location

  • 474 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine
  • Fifteen miles northwest of Portland, Maine's largest city, Top 25 Best Places to Live
  • Two hours north of Boston

Students kayaking on the lake

Character

Professor and student talk while walking across campus together

Learning

  • Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
  • Challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing, and business
  • Emphasis placed on learning both inside and outside of the classroom; strong community-based learning program
  • Value-centered environment
  • 11:1 Student-to-faculty ratio
  • 14 Average class size
  • 22 Graduate programs online
  • $55K Average starting salary
  • 52% Attend graduate school
  • 87% 2021 job placement rate
  • 83% Participate in experiential learning
  • SJC's campus undergraduate graduation rate is 65% (within 5 years). This rate is higher than the national average of 62.2% (within 6 years), according to the 2022 National Student ClearingHouse.

Students walking across campus together

Size

  • Campus enrollment of approximately 700 students
  • Approximately 1,000 students, who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries, enrolled in online programs
  • 79% of campus students reside on campus
  • 9 Residence halls
  • 40% Locally sourced food served in dining halls
  • Pet Friendly Housing
  • 35+ Clubs and activities

Field hockey player

Athletics

  • 22 Varsity teams
  • 51% Student-athletes
  • 87 Conference Championships
  • 51 NCAA Tournament appearances
  • 68 All-Americans
  • 33 GNAC Coach of the Year honors

Saint Joseph's College of Maine is in a four-season recreation area.

Cost for 2022–2023 (four-year, campus programs)

  • Avg. Total Cost $11,549 (based on cost of $41,586)
  • Avg. First Year Financial Aid Package: $30,047
  • Tuition: $41,586 * does not include nursing major fee ($2,450/yr)
  • Room & Board: $14,935
  • 100% Receive some form of funding
  • Up to 61% of tuition covered by merit scholarships and 100% receive automatic consideration for merit scholarships
  • Up to 25K per year in merit scholarships

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