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University Of The Sciences And St. Joe’s Complete Merger

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SJU U of Sciences Meger

The homepage of SJU.edu reveals that the University of the Sciences is now a part of Saint Joseph’s University.

Clicking on the “History in the Making” button takes you to this announcement –

University of the Sciences, a leader in healthcare and science education for 200 years, is merging with and into Saint Joseph’s University, combining a strong Jesuit academic tradition with the most in-demand professional programs in healthcare and science. This unique integration furthers our shared mission and vision of providing a rigorous, high-quality and accessible education to tomorrow’s leaders in a wide range of industries.

Saint Joseph’s and USciences complement each other well. We are capitalizing on each of our existing strengths and combining them to better serve our communities on campus, in the greater Philadelphia area and beyond. Saint Joseph’s liberal arts core will strengthen the educational foundation for scientists and health professionals, and USciences’ cutting-edge research facilities and proven expertise in health and science education will create a robust educational pipeline for students in these future-focused careers. We look forward to working together to integrate over the course of the next year and into the future.

The Inquirer reports –

The 200-year-old USciences, formerly Philadelphia College of Pharmacy — the nation’s first pharmacy college — will merge into St. Joseph’s, a 170-year-old Jesuit institution. St. Joseph’s will be the name of the combined institution, the presidents said, though USciences’ historic Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Samson College of Health Sciences will remain as schools within St. Joe’s, the leaders said.

 

From 1927 until 2005, St. Joe’s overlooked Lower Merion from its 54th and City Avenue campus in Wynnefield. But in 2007, St. Joe’s acquired the Episcopal Academy in Merion and Hawk Hill was expanded onto our side.

Currently, St. Joe’s has 4,299 undergraduates and 2,480 graduate students. The University of the Sciences has 1,461 undergraduates and 914 graduate students.