Pontifical College Josephinum
Acceptance rate
95.8%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$31,553
$44,385 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
60
Student-faculty ratio 5:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
30.8%
4-year; 6-year rate 30.8%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Website
- www.pcj.edu
- Undergraduates
- 60
- Student-faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Columbus, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), about 10 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- President
- Very Reverend Steven P. Beseau (Rector/President)
- Phone
- 6148855585
- Address
- 7625 N High Street, Columbus, OH 43235-1499
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no SAT/ACT data for students admitted in 2025.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
24 applicants in 2025, 95.8% admitted
23 admitted 1 not admitted Yield 100.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Theology/Theological Studies · Master's5 (0% international)
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's5 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies. | - | ||
| Divinity/Ministry. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | - |
Students
88 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 37
- First-year undergraduates 23
- Graduate students 28
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (60)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 5.4% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 6.3% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$44,385
- Undergraduate tuition
- $31,553
- Room and board
- $12,832
- Graduate tuition
- $34,445
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 45% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 34%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$9.9M
Expenses$8.5M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges 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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Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus · 8.4 mi
U.S. News #44
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Denison UniversityGranville · 26.4 mi
Liberal Arts #31
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Kenyon CollegeGambier · 37.1 mi
Liberal Arts #41
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University of DaytonDayton · 66.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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Ohio University-Main CampusAthens · 73.4 mi
U.S. News #202
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College of WoosterWooster · 74.3 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Oberlin CollegeOberlin · 91.2 mi
Liberal Arts #59
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Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green · 92.6 mi
U.S. News #276
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Miami University-OxfordOxford · 100.3 mi
U.S. News #133
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of Pontifical College Josephinum include William M. Joensen (Catholic Bishop of Des Moines), Robert Nugent Lynch (Former bishop of St. Petersburg) and Joseph Maximilian Mueller (Catholic bishop of Sioux City in Iowa).
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William M. Joensen 1960–
Catholic Bishop of Des Moines
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Robert Nugent Lynch 1941–
Former bishop of St. Petersburg
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Joseph Maximilian Mueller 1894–1981
Catholic bishop of Sioux City in Iowa
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Peter Francis Hammond 1887–1971
Former U.S. Representative from Ohio
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Jack Fritscher 1939–
Author, professor and gay culture historian
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Ronald Paul Herzog 1942–2019
Catholic Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana
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Henry Joseph Soenneker 1907–1987
Second Catholic Bishop of Owensboro in Kentucky
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Philip George Scher 1880–1953
Catholic Bishop of Monterey-Fresno
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.