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Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph. It merged i…
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph. It merged in 2022 with the University of the Sciences. In 2023, Saint Joseph's University announced it would acquire Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. This will expand Saint Joseph's University by adding a campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and expanding the size of the student body especially with students studying nursing and health.
  • Former names: Saint Joseph's College (1851-1978) · Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1821-1998) · University of the Sciences (1998-2022) · 1994, the Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing (1903-1994) · Lancaster Institute for Health Education (1994-2001) · Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences (2001-2013) · Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (2013-2024)
  • Motto: "Spirit, Intellect, Purpose"
  • Type: Private university
  • Established: September 15, 1851
  • Founder: Felix-Joseph Barbelin
  • Accreditation: MSCHE
  • Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org