About Fast Facts

Fast Facts

History & Location

• The University of Saint Joseph is an independent not-for-profit organization, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1932 in the Catholic tradition.
• Beautiful 90-acre main campus one mile from West Hartford’s thriving downtown, three miles from Hartford, and midway between Boston and New York City.
• The Doctor of Pharmacy program operates at the Hartford campus, located in a professional area that also boasts a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues.

Degrees

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees are available:

• Undergraduate programs (B.A., B.S.)
• Graduate programs (M.A., M.A.T., M.P.H., M.S., M.S.W.)
• Professional and Doctoral programs (Pharm.D., D.N.P., PA Program)

Program Options

• 25+ majors and pre-professional areas of study
• Accelerated bachelors-to-masters degree options
• Online degree programs
• Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program for veteran students, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Faculty & Classes

• More than 85% of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees
• Faculty includes six Fulbright Scholars
• All classes taught by faculty (never teaching assistants)
• Average class size: 14 students
• Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Awards & Recognitions

• Selected as one of the Colleges of Distinction for 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2016-2017
• Ranked in the Top Tier of Regional Colleges in the North – U.S. News & World Report, 2017
• Regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
• Named 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 Sportsmanship Award Winner – Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)

Rankings

• #1 in CT Best Social Mobility – U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges “National Universities” for Connecticut
• #1 in CT A+ School for B Students – U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges “National Universities” for Connecticut
• #2 in CT Best Value – U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges “National Universities” for Connecticut
• #3 in CT National University – U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges “National Universities” for Connecticut
• A 2020 report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) finds the University of Saint Joseph has the 3rd highest Earnings: Price Return of non-profit four-year universities in Connecticut. This ratio expresses how much earnings, 10 years after enrollment, are above or below the net price (in percent), for USJ it’s calculated to be 106%!
• Best Regional Universities North 2019 College Consensus
• Top 10 in the College Consensus’  “Best Colleges & Universities in Connecticut” for 2018.
• Top 10 University in MONEY’s “Colleges That Add the Most Value”
• #2 in Niche’s 2016 listing of Best Location – Colleges in Connecticut
• #23 U.S. News & World Report Best Value Schools 2019
• #55 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges – Regional Universities in the North 2019

Campus Highlights

• Six residence halls – including suite-style housing for juniors and seniors
• NCAA Division III Athletics – nine women’s teams and six men’s teams
• The O’Connell Athletic Center – includes a six-lane pool, fitness center, indoor track and more
• The Bruyette Athenaeum – includes the 365-seat Hoffman auditorium, the O’Connor Archives, an art studio, dance studio, classrooms, and faculty offices
• The Art Museum at USJ – houses a distinguished collection of more than 2,000 works of art
• McGovern Student Center – the hub of student activity, which houses the Dining Hall, a snack bar, activities offices, a community lounge and the University Bookstore
• The Connor Chapel of Our Lady – the heart of the University’s Roman Catholic tradition
• The Pope Pius XII Library – with 133,700 volumes and online resources
• Eight state-of-the-art science laboratories
• On-campus nursing lab
• Two laboratory schools:
  • The Gengras Center – private special education school, on-campus
  • The School for Young Children – model lab preschool, one block from campus