The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. There are 857 undergraduate and 959 graduate students (fall 2024).
USJ has more than 30 bachelor's degree programs and more than 30 graduate programs including master's programs and two doctoral programs (Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy).
== History ==
When it was founded in 1932, USJ was the first college for women in the Hartford area.
Psychology professor Pamela Trotman Reid became the first African-American president of the university when she was appointed in 2008; she retired in 2015.
In November 2016, the University of Saint Joseph began its comprehensive research and review of becoming a coeducational institution. Based on this review, the university began admitting male students to all full-time undergraduate programs in the fall of 2018.
=== Notable alumni ===
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