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Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 3,600 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students.
Since its founding in 1872, Saint Peter’s University has strived to fulfill its mission as a Jesuit, Catholic institution by offering the opportunity to enter into sophisticated academic discourse; by creating pathways to work for social justice; by contributing cutting-edge research; and by continuing to positively enhance the reputation of ...
JESUIT TRADITION. PREPARING FOR MORE. Saint Peter’s University students leave with so much more than a degree. Our Jesuit-based education will empower you to be a change-maker, wherever you go. WE ARE #JESUITEDUCATED. Jesuit institutions have graduated some of the most influential people in history.
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Saint Peter’s University, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and glo...
Saint Peter’s College, the Jesuit College of New Jersey, was founded as a liberal arts college for men in 1872. When classes first started in Jersey City on September 2, 1878, seventy-one students originally enrolled in the Preparatory Department. That number grew to one hundred and twenty-three by year’s end. They aged from ten to fifteen, and thu...
Saint Peter’s reopened in 1930 on the fourth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building in downtown Jersey City, and women were admitted to the Evening Session for the first time. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., was Dean. With the re-birth of Saint Peter’s in 1930, Rev. Gannon named the Peacock the official mascot of the College, reflecting the spirit of “r...
Saint Peter’s officially became fully coeducational in 1966 when women were admitted to the Day Session, although 35 women had actually been enrolled in 1944 in order to keep the College occupied during difficult financial times. In 1975 Saint Peter’s established a branch campus, a “college for adults,” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and began wo...
Saint Peter’s University remains faithful to its commitment to the education mission of the Society of Jesus. Saint Peter’s University, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to exce...
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Saint Peter’s University is one of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the only one in New Jersey. The campus is set on 30 acres in Jersey City, the second largest city in New Jersey.
As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Saint Peter’s has a long and venerable commitment to academic excellence, to spiritual and moral values, and to the individual personal development of its students.
Saint Peter’s University lives up to this Jesuit ideal in a unique way: seeing God in the diversity of people and caring for the whole person, particularly the most vulnerable. Daryl Banks III of Saint Peter’s University scores against the University of Kentucky March 17, 2022.
