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What Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster costs

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Private · 1,280 undergrads

Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster's sticker price was $35,543 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $29,148 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $26,420.

What does Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster cost?

$29,148 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $35,543.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$26,420
$30,000–$48,000$26,885
$48,000–$75,000$25,610
$75,000–$110,000$27,658
over $110,000$35,226

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$26,420
$30,000–$48,000$26,885
$48,000–$75,000$25,610
$75,000–$110,000$27,658
Over $110,000$35,226

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 26% off Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster cost more than Dickinson College, Gettysburg College and Franklin and Marshall College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster$25,610$29,148
Dickinson College$14,531$28,634
Gettysburg College$21,037$33,015
Franklin and Marshall College$14,636$33,445

The sticker price

$22,758
Tuition, 2025-26
$35,543
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
39%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$7,920
average grant for students who got aid.
52%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$18,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $26,420 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,543. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $26,885 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,543. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,610 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,543. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers