SJU is a division 1 school. The basketball team is very well-known for a small school. Our mascot has been noted in many magazines for being the #1 mascot in the country, such as Sports Illustrated. Although there is no football team, SJU has pretty much every other sport.

I love the department for my major

Teachers absolutely know everyone's names. Class sizes allow for better teacher-student interaction and relationship. Business courses are very well taught. Professors come from high places in the field and can relate material to real world. Students study a decent amount. Courses are not rigorous. Saint Joseph's is definitely geared towards landing their students a job.

SJU IS AMAZING!

Thank god david the caf worker got fired, he was a pervert

I got the chance to take part is a summer study tour program with St. Joe's where I went to Greece for a month with 2 professors from St. Joe's and about 20 students. It was the best experience of my life and I would recommend it to anyone who is considering St. Joe's. It was the perfect option for me because I am going into teaching, and that meant that I had to do the majority of my classes in the United States to fit with state standards. Many of my friends got to do entire semesters abroad, but because I couldn't this was the absolute next best thing. St. Joe's has a connection with a Catholic church on Syros, a small island amongst the Greek isles. I met the people who are now my closest and best friends, and I have the best memories of my life from that trip.

St. Joe's is the perfect school for kids who want "city school" that you don't need to take a subway to get to class and are still looking for that closeness of a private suburbian school...basically. That's what I was looking for and it turned out perfectly.

Some people party every night, others party once a month. Luckily, every person can find their group of friends that they fit in with. Personally, I would suggest two nights on the weekend and one during the week if the workload is light.

Greek life is somewhat of a big deal at St. Joes, but only if you are involved in it. We don't have greek housing, and there are only 4 fraternities and 4 sororities, so its different from many other schools, but really nice. Its not stereotypical Greek Life, and most organizations take as much pride in their community service as they do in their partying! The administration is always trying to plan good events for students, but because of our small size, there are not many major (extremely popular) speakers/events.

Drinking is big on the Saint Joe's campus. There are always little parties in the dorms, but watch out for RA's and security. If they bust you, everyone will get a good chuckle when the incidents of crime comes out in the weekly paper. The off-campus party scene has been going downhill in the last few years with neighbors being constantly annoyed and calling the police. The bar scene around Saint Joe's is huge. The basketball games at Saint Joe's are one event that tons of students always attend. Other than that, it really depends on the event and student interest.

my acedemic advisor knows my name which is really great about this sized school. i am pretty confident that if i go to him he'll give me useful advice. for the most part professors make themselves avaliable to extra help outside of class. students are not as competitve as i expected.

This is not an accurate stereotype, because we have a very culturally diverse student population. The University offers a lot of financial assistance, and many students work very hard to keep their GPA up in order to receive scholarships.

The courses are interesting and challenging most of the time. However, isn't that what college is for- to learn? The professors are so intelligent and always willing to help whenever you need it.

My biggest social life experience at St. Joe's was Alpha Phi, my sorority. As a transfer student in my sophomore year I found that I wanted to branch out and meet more people than just my roommates, and a sorority was the perfect way to do that. I am not a typical sorority girl, and I would have to say that St. Joe's Greek life in general is not the typical, made-for-tv movie, kind of Greek life. Each sorority is a little bit different, and each offers girls something different, but overall we are all in the same boat, and we intermix our friends between the sororities. Because we don't have houses, a St. Joe's rule, Greek life is somewhat different in that we spend most of our time interacting in the Cafeteria during free period. I met my closest friends through Alpha Phi, and while that may sound limiting, being friends with them has led to more friends, and more new experiences than I could have ever hoped for. As a senior, like many others at St. Joes, I moved to Manayunk with my best friends in the Summer before senior year. Manayunk is another area of Philadelphia, about 10 minutes away from St. Joe's campus, where a large amount of Philadelphia area college students live. It has become a real college town, and the nightlife is the best around. There are about 6 different bars that we frequent on the weekends, and you cannot go out without seeing someone you know in every one. Last weekend I went to a Phillies game with my friends and out to get cheesesteaks at Pat's steaks. Very stereotypically Philadelphia, but very fun. On a Saturday night St. Joe's also offers a variety of activities that don't involve drinking. They have a night where you can stuff a stuffed animal that wears a little t-shirt that says "someone at St. Joe's loves me" (I still have mine), and they have various other movie nights and opportunities to just hang out with friends in Campion (the student center).

It's like any other school. You get the great professors who really make you think and then you get some that you're dreading to go to their class. I personally really like Mrs. Flocco for English, and Professor Burke for Economics.

I love that St. Joe's is near a big city. There are plenty of things to do constantly. Because of its location and small size, there are not as many house parties as at other universities, but there is always somewhere to go around town, and plenty of bars that are leniant with I.D.'s. The school is pretty small, and it has its pros and cons. Because of the small size, it sometimes can be frustrating to meet new people, and all of the programs are on a smaller scale than at bigger universities. I do like the size though because its not too small, you can always meet someone new, but you will see people over and over again. It's nice though to see friendly faces every day. Also, because of the small size, the administration is really there to do everything they can to help you, be it with your academic goals, or planning events.

It is very rare to walk into the cafeteria at SJU and see a student eating alone, or to go into the library and see a student working alone. There is truly a sense of community here, and students from every walk of life are able to find someplace where they belong, and other people who they can relate to. Most students are from the tri-state area, but really students come from all over.

St. Joe's is the perfect school for kids who want "city school" that you don't need to take a subway to get to class and are still looking for that closeness of a private suburbian school...basically. That's what I was looking for and it turned out perfectly.

best thing about st joes: my friends, the campus in the spring (it's a really pretty campus, and with the new buildings and renonvaations going up its just gunna get better), the bars in manayunk one thing i'd change: the GER courses school is too small but i like it that way if people are from philly, St Joes is golden. outside of PA & jersey, it's "Oh.. you go where?" Philly is a college town, there are so many colleges in philly. there's a healthy rivarly going on. the administration is obsessed with improving the school's name & the "path to preeminence"..some teachers are awesome, others blow. biggest recent controversy: last year there were some racism issues. my soc teacher commented on those issues by saying that st joes was like a plantation, all the white kids went to school & the black people cleaned the floors & cooked the food. he wasn't being racist, but commenting on the lack of diversity at the school. there's some school pride

The education department is amazing, but the secretary of the office is so mean. Every education class that i've taken so far has been awesome.