Test-optionalED + EA

Saint Joseph's University

PA · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · 4,742 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate86.4%
ED rate66.7%72 of 108
Regular round (est.)†86.6%includes Early Action

How much of the class comes from ED

~6% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.

Trends, Fall 2023–Fall 2023

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%45%90%'2386.4%66.7%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II (binding) + Early Action (non-binding) · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. SAT superscored; ACT uses the highest composite.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

School’s words: “For applicants who wish to include SAT and/or ACT scores as part of their application, scores may be self-reported. ... Enrolling students will be asked to provide an official score report prior to beginning classes at Saint Joseph's University.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡40%SAT 37% + ACT 3%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT37%
447 students
Submitted ACT3%
40 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2023. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1140–1300 median 1220
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
570–670 median 620
500800
SAT Math
560–650 median 600
500800
ACT composite
26–31 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2023–Fall 2023

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'2340.0%37.0%3.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'231140–130013001140

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'2326–313126

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2023: 24%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
  2. No CDS found CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. No CDS found CDS not available2022-23 CDS
  5. No CDS found CDS not available2021-22 CDS
  6. No CDS found CDS not available2020-21 CDS
  7. No CDS found CDS not available2019-20 CDS

Sources