Saint Joseph Seminary College
Tuition per year
$27,750
$44,530 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
95
Student-faculty ratio 6:1
Peer median 12 : 1
Graduation rate
39.3%
4-year; 6-year rate 50.0%
Peer median 5.7%
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- St. Benedict, Louisiana
- Website
- www.sjasc.edu
- Undergraduates
- 95
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, near a city
- Nearest major city
- New Orleans, about 35 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 40 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- President
- Rev. Matthew Clark, O.S.B. (President- Rector)
- Phone
- 9858672232
- City
- St. Benedict, Louisiana
- Address
- 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, LA 70457
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
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| Major | Graduate Salary | Under |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | - | |
| Christian Studies. | - |
Students
95 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 71.4%
- Continuing undergraduates 56
- First-year undergraduates 19
- Transfers and others 20
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (95)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
3 in 2025 · 2.9% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$44,530
- Undergraduate tuition
- $27,750
- Room and board
- $16,780
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 64% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 19%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$5.9M
Expenses$6.3M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · 40.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · 63.9 mi
U.S. News #202
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 216.7 mi
U.S. News #208
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 239.0 mi
U.S. News #156
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University of MississippiUniversity · 267.4 mi
U.S. News #179
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Samford UniversityBirmingham · 281.2 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · 282.9 mi
U.S. News #137
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Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Saint Joseph Seminary College include Bernard Francis Law (Catholic cardinal, former Archbishop of Boston), Gregory Michael Aymond (Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans) and Glen Provost (Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles).
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Bernard Francis Law 1931–2017
Catholic cardinal, former Archbishop of Boston
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Gregory Michael Aymond 1949–
Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans
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Glen Provost 1949–
Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles
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Shelton Fabre 1963–
Catholic archbishop of Louisville
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John Favalora 1935–
Former Catholic Archbishop of Miami
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Robert William Muench 1942–
Former Catholic bishop of Baton Rouge
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Joseph Nunzio Latino 1937–2021
Former Catholic bishop of Jackson, Mississippi
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Maurice Schexnayder 1895–1981
Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette
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Ronald Paul Herzog 1942–2019
Catholic Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
More alumni (3, by field)
Other fields
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Stanley Joseph Ott 1927–1992
Catholic bishop of Baton Rouge
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Jules Jeanmard 1879–1957
First Catholic bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana
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Robert Emmet Tracy 1909–1980
Catholic bishop of Baton Rouge
From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.