Match #1
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,685 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 55%
- Enrollment 1,685 students, close to 2,135
The colleges most similar to Saint Peter's University are Canisius College, Le Moyne College-New York, and University of Scranton. Saint Peter's University admits 90% of applicants and has an average net price of $8,127 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Saint Peter's University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Saint Peter's University
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Match #2
Le Moyne College-New York
Syracuse, NY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,439 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 2,439 students, close to 2,135
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 90%
Match #3
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate81%
- 3,554 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 90%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate89%
- 4,948 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 89%, close to 90%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Profile closeness32/100
Admit rate59%
- 10,512 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Regis University-Colorado
Denver, CO
Profile closeness84/100
Admit rate86%
- 2,627 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 55%, close to 55%
- Enrollment 2,627 students, close to 2,135
Match #7
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate93%
- 2,812 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 55%
- Enrollment 2,812 students, close to 2,135
Match #8
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate75%
- 2,438 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 2,438 students, close to 2,135
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate81%
- 2,274 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 2,274 students, close to 2,135
- Acceptance rate 81%, close to 90%
Match #10
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate70%
- 1,580 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,580 students, close to 2,135
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Saint Peter's University alternatives
What colleges are similar to Saint Peter's University?
The closest matches to Saint Peter's University are Canisius College, Le Moyne College-New York, University of Scranton, Saint Joseph's University, and Fordham University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Saint Peter's University hard to get into?
Saint Peter's University admitted 90% of its 2,627 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
