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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Standish, ME
Population 400,000
Website https://www.sjcme.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 223 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 832
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 54%
From Region 38%
Athletes 56.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 68%
Black 8%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2012 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2013 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2014 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2015 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2016 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2017 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2018 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2019 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2020 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2021 Men: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2023 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2024 Men: 43.3% 43.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2012 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2018 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2011 White: 79.2% 79.2% 2012 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2013 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2014 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2015 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2016 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2017 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2018 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2019 White: 37.6% 37.6% 2020 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2021 White: 92.0% 92.0% 2022 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2023 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2024 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2025 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2025 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2021 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2022 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2023 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2024 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2025 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 254 35% / 65% 0% $67,837 66 98%
Mathematics — — — — $65,555 61 —
Physical Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $69,600 70 —
Biology 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $63,443 57 —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $69,832 70 —
Environmental Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,281 30 —
Marine Biology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $53,514 28 —
Exercise Science 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $50,207 19 100%
Health and Wellness 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $69,279 69 —
Nursing 58 — 10% / 90% 0% $87,552 89 97%
Radiologic Technology 20 — 40% / 60% 0% $93,439 92 96%
Accounting 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $68,494 67 —
Business Administration 16 — 75% / 25% 0% $48,751 16 100%
Business Communication — — — — $60,100 48 —
Finance 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $73,727 76 —
Health Administration 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $77,988 81 100%
Human Resources Management 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,014 42 —
Management — — — — $48,751 16 100%
Marketing 13 — 69% / 31% 0% $64,657 59 100%
Sport Management 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $50,207 19 100%
Communication — — — — $52,743 26 —
English 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
General Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,569 25 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries — — — — $50,598 20 —
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Psychology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,940 24 —
Social Work 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $54,040 30 —
Sustainability Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Theology 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,931 14 —
Adult and Continuing Education — — — — $41,648 6 —
Biology Education — — — — $60,220 48 100%
Elementary Education 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,882 7 95%
History Education — — — — $60,220 48 100%
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,220 48 100%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,220 48 100%
Special Education — — — — $55,678 35 —
Graphic Design — — — — $42,264 7 —
Criminal Justice 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $56,523 37 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,529
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2012 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4% 2013 Graduated: 55.4% 55.4% 2014 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2015 Graduated: 58.1% 58.1% 2016 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2017 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2018 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7% 2019 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9% 2021 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2022 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2023 Graduated: 68.5% 68.5% 2024 Graduated: 65.7% 65.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2012 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2013 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2014 Men: 63.9% 63.9% 2015 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2016 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2018 Men: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Men: 68.5% 68.5% 2020 Men: 64.7% 64.7% 2021 Men: 73.7% 73.7% 2022 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2023 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2024 Men: 59.1% 59.1% 2011 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2012 Women: 53.0% 53.0% 2013 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2014 Women: 62.0% 62.0% 2015 Women: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 Women: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 Women: 59.3% 59.3% 2018 Women: 62.6% 62.6% 2019 Women: 65.7% 65.7% 2020 Women: 56.2% 56.2% 2021 Women: 65.2% 65.2% 2022 Women: 74.7% 74.7% 2023 Women: 73.9% 73.9% 2024 Women: 68.9% 68.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2012 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2013 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2014 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2015 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2016 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2017 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2018 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2019 White: 96.9% 96.9% 2020 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2021 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2022 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2023 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2024 White: 70.9% 70.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 40.9% 104 21% / 79% 0% $80,632 84 97%
Business & Economics 29.1% 74 62% / 38% 0% $63,331 56 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 13.8% 35 34% / 66% 0% $52,189 24 —
Education 5.1% 13 15% / 85% 0% $44,703 9 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 10 30% / 70% 0% $64,698 59 —
Professional 3.9% 10 10% / 90% 0% $56,523 37 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 7 29% / 71% 0% $53,843 29 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 88.1% 88.1% 2012 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9% 2013 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2014 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5% 2015 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6% 2016 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1% 2017 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1% 2018 Acceptance: 83.6% 83.6% 2019 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2% 2020 Acceptance: 86.7% 86.7% 2021 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6% 2022 Acceptance: 80.8% 80.8% 2023 Acceptance: 81.7% 81.7% 2024 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2011 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 Yield: 84.9% 84.9% 2013 Yield: 23.6% 23.6% 2014 Yield: 22.8% 22.8% 2015 Yield: 25.9% 25.9% 2016 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2017 Yield: 25.1% 25.1% 2018 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2019 Yield: 18.7% 18.7% 2020 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2021 Yield: 19.1% 19.1% 2022 Yield: 16.9% 16.9% 2023 Yield: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Yield: 12.0% 12.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,321 1,321 2012 Applicants: 1,496 1,496 2013 Applicants: 1,580 1,580 2014 Applicants: 1,444 1,444 2015 Applicants: 1,390 1,390 2016 Applicants: 1,323 1,323 2017 Applicants: 1,327 1,327 2018 Applicants: 1,459 1,459 2019 Applicants: 1,301 1,301 2020 Applicants: 1,274 1,274 2021 Applicants: 1,354 1,354 2022 Applicants: 1,472 1,472 2023 Applicants: 2,216 2,216 2024 Applicants: 2,025 2,025 2011 Admitted: 1,164 1,164 2012 Admitted: 1,195 1,195 2013 Admitted: 1,229 1,229 2014 Admitted: 1,134 1,134 2015 Admitted: 1,079 1,079 2016 Admitted: 1,033 1,033 2017 Admitted: 1,063 1,063 2018 Admitted: 1,220 1,220 2019 Admitted: 1,134 1,134 2020 Admitted: 1,105 1,105 2021 Admitted: 1,091 1,091 2022 Admitted: 1,190 1,190 2023 Admitted: 1,811 1,811 2024 Admitted: 1,691 1,691 2011 Enrolled: 258 258 2012 Enrolled: 1,015 1,015 2013 Enrolled: 290 290 2014 Enrolled: 258 258 2015 Enrolled: 280 280 2016 Enrolled: 265 265 2017 Enrolled: 267 267 2018 Enrolled: 304 304 2019 Enrolled: 212 212 2020 Enrolled: 224 224 2021 Enrolled: 208 208 2022 Enrolled: 201 201 2023 Enrolled: 279 279 2024 Enrolled: 203 203

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 960 – 1150
SAT Math Range 460 – 560
SAT RW Range 500 – 590

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 840 840 2013 25th: 870 870 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 890 890 2016 25th: 810 810 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 988 988 2020 25th: 908 908 2021 25th: 1020 1020 2022 25th: 960 960 2023 25th: 910 910 2024 25th: 960 960 2011 75th: 1060 1060 2012 75th: 1020 1020 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1080 1080 2016 75th: 1020 1020 2018 75th: 1170 1170 2019 75th: 1153 1153 2020 75th: 983 983 2021 75th: 1230 1230 2022 75th: 1120 1120 2023 75th: 1140 1140 2024 75th: 1150 1150

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 390 390 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 498 498 2020 25th: 523 523 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 470 470 2023 25th: 440 440 2024 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 500 500 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 568 568 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 420 420 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 385 385 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 573 573 2020 75th: 415 415 2021 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2019 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2020 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 Submitted: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 Submitted: 10.0% 10.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.