Since 1916, St. Joseph's University, New York has provided an affordable liberal arts education to a diverse group of students. Independent and coeducational, St. Joseph's prepares students for lives of integrity, social responsibility and service - lives that are worthy of the University's motto, Esse non videri - "To be, not to seem."​St. Joseph's challenges its approximately 4,300 students to develop their full potential and a joy of learning. With more than 400 faculty members, the University enjoys a student-faculty ratio that provides individual attention in an open, supportive atmosphere.St. Joseph's remains dedicated to maintaining low costs while upholding a strict standard of excellence with more than 50 undergraduate majors, pre-professional and certificate programs, with graduate degrees in management, business, cyber security, health care management, human services, nursing, accounting and education.For more than two decades, St. Joseph's has been identified as one of the nation's top colleges by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities – North category, based upon its high graduation and retention rates, the social mobility of its graduates, faculty resources, expert opinion, student excellence, financial resources and alumni giving.The institution has increasingly been recognized for its successful and rewarding online programs and as one of the nation's best colleges for service members and veterans. A U.S. News & World Report "Best Online" school for six years running, St. Joseph's is ranked in four categories in the most recent "Best Online" rankings.