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University of the Sciences
Legal namestring
Saint Joseph's University
Websiteurl
usciences.edu
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1851
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, United States
HQ citystring
Philadelphia
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices3 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
higher education, university degree programs, pharmacy education, healthcare education, graduate programs
Industry2 codes
1EDAHABAC
CodeEDAHABACPrimaryYes
2EDAHABAE
CodeEDAHABAEPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • 6113
SIC code1 code
  • 8200
Product category
Higher Education
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Tuition and Fees
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

The university generates primary revenue from student tuition and fees for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.

sju.edu
2Financial Aid Services
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Revenue is supplemented through financial aid processing and scholarship administration.

sju.edu
Marketing channels2 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels2 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 record
1Haub School of Business
Description

School of business offering top-ranked business programs including MBA, undergraduate and graduate degrees in business disciplines. Named to Princeton Review's Best Business Schools and ranked as Tier One by CEO Magazine.

academiccatalog.sju.edu
Core offering1 text field

University of the Sciences is a higher education institution (founded 1821, originally as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy — the first college of pharmacy in North America) that operates today as part of Saint Joseph's University following a merger. It delivers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, associate, and certificate programs across five schools: College of Arts and Sciences, Haub School of Business, School of Education and Human Development, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Allied Health.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • Top 10 Best Regional University in the North (2026) - U.S. News & World Report
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

Saint Joseph's University is an educational institution offering academic programs across five schools: College of Arts and Sciences, Haub School of Business, School of Education and Human Development, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Allied Health. The institution provides undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, associate, and certificate programs. The source material describes the university's website and institutional information rather than a commercial product or software offering.

Product and service1 record
1College of Arts and Sciences
Scale indicator7 records

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Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Drexel University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private urban research university in Philadelphia with strong co-op program and College of Nursing and Health Professions. Directly competes for the same undergraduate and health-professions students in the Philadelphia market.

2Villanova University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private Catholic (Augustinian) research university in Villanova, PA, with similar size, tuition-driven model, and broad academic portfolio including business and nursing. Comparable as a top-tier private regional competitor in the same Philadelphia-area market.

3Temple University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Major public research university in Philadelphia with Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Business. Comparable scope and program mix, with public pricing as a structural differentiator against SJU's private premium.

4Boston College
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Larger private Jesuit research university offering the same Jesuit liberal arts and business/nursing framework. Comparable as a higher-tier Jesuit peer that sets the brand benchmark for SJU's positioning.

5Duquesne University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private Catholic (Spiritan) university in Pittsburgh with pharmacy, nursing, business, and education schools. Comparable as a private Catholic regional peer with parallel program structure and tuition-driven model.

6Fordham University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private Jesuit university in New York with comparable undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools including business. Direct peer in mission, governance, and program breadth among US Jesuit institutions.

7La Salle University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private Catholic (Christian Brothers) university in Philadelphia offering undergraduate and graduate programs across business, nursing, and health sciences. Direct overlap in mission, geography, and program mix.

8University of Scranton
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private Jesuit university in Pennsylvania with strong business, nursing, and health-professions programs. Comparable as a same-region Jesuit competitor pursuing the same student demographic.

9Thomas Jefferson University
TypeDirect peer
Description

Private health-sciences focused university in Philadelphia with strong pharmacy, nursing, and health-professions programs. Highly comparable to SJU's pre-merger USciences identity and ongoing health-sciences franchise.

10Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
TypeEmerging player
Description

Specialized health-sciences focused institution in Lancaster, PA with nursing and allied health programs. Emerging niche player competing for the same health-professions applicant pool in SJU's Lancaster campus catchment.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
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Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
Subsidiaries1 record

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Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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University of the Sciences

Higher Educationusciences.edu

University of the Sciences firmographics

Firmographics
Name
University of the Sciences
Legal name
Saint Joseph's University
Website
https://usciences.edu
Company type
Private
Founded year
1851
Operating status
Operating
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where University of the Sciences is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Philadelphia
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

University of the Sciences business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Tuition and Fees: The university generates primary revenue from student tuition and fees for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.
  2. Financial Aid Services: Revenue is supplemented through financial aid processing and scholarship administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

University of the Sciences product offering

Product offering

Core offering

University of the Sciences is a higher education institution (founded 1821, originally as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy — the first college of pharmacy in North America) that operates today as part of Saint Joseph's University following a merger. It delivers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, associate, and certificate programs across five schools: College of Arts and Sciences, Haub School of Business, School of Education and Human Development, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Allied Health.

Product overview

Saint Joseph's University is an educational institution offering academic programs across five schools: College of Arts and Sciences, Haub School of Business, School of Education and Human Development, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Allied Health. The institution provides undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, associate, and certificate programs. The source material describes the university's website and institutional information rather than a commercial product or software offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Haub School of Business: School of business offering top-ranked business programs including MBA, undergraduate and graduate degrees in business disciplines. Named to Princeton Review's Best Business Schools and ranked as Tier One by CEO Magazine.

Products and services

  • College of Arts and Sciences

Quantifiable outcome

  • Top 10 Best Regional University in the North (2026) - U.S. News & World Report
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use University of the Sciences

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

University of the Sciences technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

University of the Sciences partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

University of the Sciences competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Drexel University: Private urban research university in Philadelphia with strong co-op program and College of Nursing and Health Professions. Directly competes for the same undergraduate and health-professions students in the Philadelphia market.
  • Villanova University: Private Catholic (Augustinian) research university in Villanova, PA, with similar size, tuition-driven model, and broad academic portfolio including business and nursing. Comparable as a top-tier private regional competitor in the same Philadelphia-area market.
  • Temple University: Major public research university in Philadelphia with Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Business. Comparable scope and program mix, with public pricing as a structural differentiator against SJU's private premium.
  • Duquesne University: Private Catholic (Spiritan) university in Pittsburgh with pharmacy, nursing, business, and education schools. Comparable as a private Catholic regional peer with parallel program structure and tuition-driven model.
  • Fordham University: Private Jesuit university in New York with comparable undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools including business. Direct peer in mission, governance, and program breadth among US Jesuit institutions.
  • La Salle University: Private Catholic (Christian Brothers) university in Philadelphia offering undergraduate and graduate programs across business, nursing, and health sciences. Direct overlap in mission, geography, and program mix.
  • University of Scranton: Private Jesuit university in Pennsylvania with strong business, nursing, and health-professions programs. Comparable as a same-region Jesuit competitor pursuing the same student demographic.
  • Thomas Jefferson University: Private health-sciences focused university in Philadelphia with strong pharmacy, nursing, and health-professions programs. Highly comparable to SJU's pre-merger USciences identity and ongoing health-sciences franchise.

Broad incumbents

  • Boston College: Larger private Jesuit research university offering the same Jesuit liberal arts and business/nursing framework. Comparable as a higher-tier Jesuit peer that sets the brand benchmark for SJU's positioning.

Emerging players

  • Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences: Specialized health-sciences focused institution in Lancaster, PA with nursing and allied health programs. Emerging niche player competing for the same health-professions applicant pool in SJU's Lancaster campus catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

University of the Sciences social profiles

Digital presence

University of the Sciences compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

University of the Sciences financial estimates

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University of the Sciences leadership team

Management profile

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University of the Sciences subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

University of the Sciences funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

University of the Sciences M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about University of the Sciences

What does University of the Sciences do?

University of the Sciences is a higher education institution (founded 1821, originally as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy — the first college of pharmacy in North America) that operates today as part of Saint Joseph's University following a merger. It delivers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, associate, and certificate programs across five schools: College of Arts and Sciences, Haub School of Business, School of Education and Human Development, School of Health Professions, and School of Nursing and Allied Health.

Is University of the Sciences a public or private company?

University of the Sciences is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was University of the Sciences founded?

University of the Sciences was founded in 1851.

Where is University of the Sciences based?

University of the Sciences is headquartered in Philadelphia, United States, in the North America region.

How does University of the Sciences make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Tuition and Fees are the primary driver. The others are financial Aid Services.

Who are University of the Sciences's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Drexel University, Villanova University, Temple University, Duquesne University, Fordham University, La Salle University, University of Scranton and Thomas Jefferson University. Boston College is listed as a broad incumbent. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is listed as an emerging player.

Does University of the Sciences have an API?

No public API is recorded for University of the Sciences.

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The Philadelphia InquirerSt. Joe’s announces merger with another college, this one with nursing programsSt. Joseph’s University announced a definitive agreement to merge with the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, a move designed to add nursing and allied health programs to its academic offerings. The merger is scheduled to take effect next January following necessary accreditation and government approvals, allowing St. Joe’s to broaden its geographic reach beyond Philadelphia. This strategic expansion follows St. Joe's recent acquisition of the University of the Sciences and aims to address long-standing goals for healthcare education integration.PR NewswireSaint Joseph's University Completes Transformative Merger, Acquiring University of the Sciences Academic Programs and University City CampusSaint Joseph's University completed a historic merger with the University of the Sciences on June 1, 2022, acquiring dozens of accredited health and science programs including physical therapy, pharmacy, and physician assistant studies. The deal expands the university's footprint with a new University City campus, grows its endowment to $500 million, and combines two alumni networks totaling nearly 100,000 members. The merger positions Saint Joseph's among the top three largest private universities in the Philadelphia region with approximately 9,000 students.GlobeNewswireUniversity of the Sciences Adopts Next-Generation Avaya Network to Meet Increased DemandsUniversity of the Sciences adopted a next-generation Avaya network to support 4,000 students, faculty, and administrators. The distributed design eliminates single points of failure, addressing aging infrastructure and growing mobile device demands. The solution was designed and sold by CSDNET, an Avaya Connect Channel Partner.GlobeNewswireUniversity of the Sciences Connects More Intimately With Constituents, Gains Real-Time Access to Donor Data and Information Using Sage Millennium CRM SystemUniversity of the Sciences adopted Sage Millennium CRM to improve constituent relationships and donor data access. The system provides real-time data for board meetings and relationship trees, replacing its previous fundraising software. Implementation went live in August 2010.