St. Joseph's University New York

Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1916, St. Joseph's University, New York has provided an affordable liberal arts education to a diverse group of students. Independent and coeducational, St. Joseph's prepares students for lives of integrity, intellectual rigor, spiritual depth, social responsibility and service; lives that are worthy of the University's motto: Esse non videri — "To be, not to seem."

Our Brooklyn campus challenges its approximately 1,200 students to develop their full potential and a joy of learning. With more than 500 faculty members, the University enjoys a student-to-faculty ratio that provides individual attention in an open, supportive atmosphere.

The University’s location in Brooklyn puts it at the center of one of the nation’s most diverse academic and cultural cities. The Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Museum of Art are all minutes away from the University’s doors.

With Manhattan just over the Brooklyn Bridge, students have quick and easy access to such world-renowned institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

Campus facilities include seven buildings and an outdoor theater across three blocks in the Clinton Hill neighborhood.

St. Joseph's remains dedicated to maintaining low costs while upholding a strict standard of excellence. While retention rates at most colleges are slipping, St. Joseph's remains above the national average.

Its academic strength hasn't gone unnoticed. The University is consistently recognized in U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" issue.

St. Joseph's University holds closely the aforementioned five key values, which occupy the core of the institution’s personality. The institution views intellectual rigor and spiritual depth as key components of a liberal arts education. Along with this, St. Joseph's places a high priority on personal integrity, and emphasizes putting its values into action by helping students develop a strong sense of social responsibility and inculcating within them a keen desire to serve others. A further articulation of these values is reflected in The Five Pillars of St. Joseph's University.

To accomplish this, St. Joseph's University has established the following goals:

• To offer curricula that foster the knowledge and intellectual skills associated with the liberally educated person
• To encourage students to develop personal value systems and responsible self-direction
• To foster committed participation in the local and global communities
• To help students develop as whole persons by providing individual attention, interactive teaching and opportunities for active participation in academic and extracurricular programs
• To prepare students for their careers by offering the necessary professional and pre-professional education
• To provide for the needs of a diversified student population with varied educational and professional experiences
• To foster an environment of openness to the exploration and understanding of diverse ideas, traditions and cultures
• To support educational programs and services that will contribute to the vitality of the communities served by the Brooklyn and Long Island campuses