Awards, Designations and Recognitions
2025 Highest-Ranked in New Jersey for “Social Mobility” in New Jersey
Saint Peter’s University has continued its impressive climb in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and universities, being recognized as the leader in New Jersey among institutions in the Regional Universities North category for social mobility. In addition, Saint Peter’s is now ranked 39th overall following an increase of six places since last year. The University is also ranked among the top ten on the “Best Value Schools” list and has increased to 15th on the “Best Colleges for Veterans” list.
2025 Environmentally Responsible College
Saint Peter’s University was named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review. The University was included in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2025 Edition, which profiles 511 institutions that were selected for their “exceptional programs, policies and practices related to sustainability and the environment.”
2024 First Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification
Saint Peter’s is proud to announce it is one of the 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification. This elective designation is awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
2024 Top-Ranked for “Best for Vets” in New Jersey and 14th Overall
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce its recognition as the top-ranked university in New Jersey and 14th overall in the nation on Military Times’ 2024 Best for Vets: Colleges rankings. This annual ranking provides the largest and most comprehensive list of top colleges and universities that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to supporting military service members, veterans and their families.
2024 Top 50 Universities in Regional North Category in U.S. News & World Report
Saint Peter’s University has continued its impressive climb in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings of colleges and universities by joining the top 50 universities in the Regional North category. The University is now ranked 45th following an increase of 13 places since last year. This ranking is the highest the University has ever placed with U.S. News & World Report. Saint Peter’s is also ranked 3rd on the “Best Value Schools” list – top ranked among New Jersey institutions – and 6th for social mobility in the Regional North category. Additionally, the University garnered an accolade for “Best College for Veterans.”
2023 First U.S. Laudato Si’ Champions Awards
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was recognized by the Catholic Climate Covenant in the organization’s first U.S. Laudato Si’ Champions Awards. The Laudato Si’ Champions Awards recognize institutions across the United States that have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability and stewardship.
2023 Environmentally Responsible College
Saint Peter’s University today announced that it is named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review. The University was included in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2024 Edition, which profiles 522 institutions that have “exceptional programs, policies and practices related to sustainability and the environment.”
2023 NJBIZ Reader Poll Ranking
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was ranked among the best in the state of New Jersey by NJBIZ readers in the 2022 NJBIZ Reader Rankings survey. Saint Peter’s was ranked among the top three in the Colleges/Universities category, M.B.A. Program category and the Accounting Degree Program category.
2022 Top-Ten for “Best Value” in New Jersey and 6th in Regional North
Saint Peter’s is proud to announce that the University was recognized among the top ten for best value institutions and 6th in the Regional Universities North category in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Saint Peter’s also held its place of 58th in the Regional Universities North category overall, after making a considerable climb last year. In addition, the University was recognized for its excellence in social mobility and economic diversity.
2022 Military Friendly School Designation
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it has earned the 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School designation. Military Friendly® is the standard that measures an organization’s commitment, effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. Saint Peter’s earned a silver designation on the list of private universities offering doctorate degrees.
Hispanic-Serving Institution
A federal designation for schools that provide assistance to low-income, first generation Hispanic students.
Member Institution, NJ Higher Ed Partnership for Sustainability
NJHEPS seeks to “transform the New Jersey higher education community to consistently practice sustainability and contribute to the state, region and world’s emerging understanding of sustainability, through teaching, research, outreach, operations, and community life.”
Templeton Character Building College
Saint Peter’s is a member of the John Templeton Foundation Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges that “exhibit a strong and inspiring campus-wide ethos that articulates the expectations of personal and civic responsibility in all dimensions of college life.”
United Nations NGO
The University is a recognized Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) by the United Nations.
2022 Highest-Ranked for “Best Value” in New Jersey and 6th Overall
Saint Peter’s University ranked highest in New Jersey and 6th overall for Best Value in the Regional Universities North Category in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
2022 NJBIZ Reader Poll Ranking Top Three Colleges and Universities in the State
Saint Peter’s University is proud to announce that it was ranked among the best in the state of New Jersey by NJBIZ readers in the 2022 NJBIZ Reader Rankings survey. Saint Peter’s was ranked among the top three in the Colleges/Universities category, M.B.A. Program category and the Accounting Degree Program category. 2021 Highest-Ranked for “Best Value” in New Jersey and 11th Overall
Saint Peter’s University ranked highest in New Jersey and 11th overall for Best Value in the Regional Universities North Category in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
2019 NJBIZ Reader Poll Ranking Top Three Colleges and Universities in the State
Saint Peter’s University was ranked among the best in the state of New Jersey by NJBIZ readers in the 2019 NJBIZ Reader Rankings survey. Saint Peter’s was ranked second in all three higher education categories, which included the best college or university, the best accounting degree program and the best M.B.A. program.
Leader in Money Magazine’s “Most Transformative Schools”
Saint Peter’s was as been named as a national leader in Money magazine’s list of the “Most Transformative Schools” in the country being ranked 32 on the national list and highest in New Jersey. Money magazine defines a transformative college as one that enables students to beat the odds and produce outcomes that are better than expected given their academic and economic backgrounds.
2020 Highest-Ranked for “Social Mobility” in the Regional Universities North Category
Saint Peter’s University ranked highest in New Jersey and 19th overall for Social Mobility in the Regional Universities North Category in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings and remains among the top 100 “Best Regional Universities in the North.” Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
2019 50 Most Affordable Online Doctorate in Education
Affordable Schools identified Saint Peter’s University as having one of the most affordable online doctorate in education degree programs. The ranking considered in-state graduate tuition.
2018 NJBIZ Reader Poll Ranking
NJBIZ reader poll ranked Saint Peter’s University’s MBA program among the top three in New Jersey in the Nov. 26 issue of NJBIZ.
2019 Highest-Ranked for “Best Value” in New Jersey and 12th Overall
Saint Peter’s University ranked highest in New Jersey and 12th overall for Best Value in the Regional Universities North Category in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
2019 Regional Universities North
Saint Peter’s University ranked #81 in Regional Universities North Category in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
2018 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation
Saint Peter’s University was named first among institutions across the nation as the recipient of the 2018 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The American Council on Education (ACE) award recognizes institutions that have responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period.
2017 Climate Leadership Awards Finalist
Saint Peter’s University is named as a Finalist for the 2017 Climate Leadership Awards for innovative and advanced leadership in sustainability, climate mitigation and resilience.
2017 Examples of Excelencia Finalist
Saint Peter’s University’s Center for English Language Acquisition and Culture (CELAC) has been designated as a 2017 Examples of Excelencia Finalist for advancing the educational achievement of Latino students in higher education.
Ranked 8th in the Nation, 2017
In a recent study by The Equality of Opportunity Project, Saint Peter’s is ranked 8th in the nation among selective colleges for “Highest Mobility Rate” for improving economic status.
Top Green Colleges, 2016
The Princeton Review placed Saint Peter’s among the most environmentally responsible colleges in their 2016 Guide to 361 Green Colleges. “We strongly recommend Saint Peter’s University and the other fine colleges in this guide to the many environmentally-minded students who seek to study and live at green colleges,” said The Princeton Review’s Robert Franek, Senior VP-Publisher.
Ranked 5th in the Nation, 2015
MONEY® Magazine ranks Saint Peter’s fifth nationwide in the category of “Colleges That Add the Most Value.”
2015 President’s Honor Roll
The University made the 2015 President’s Higher Education Honor Roll in the category of Interfaith Community Service for engaging students, faculty and staff of diverse faiths to join forces to tackle community challenges.
2016 Best Regional Colleges, North
Saint Peter’s was recognized by U.S. News as a Best College in the North region.
2015 Unique Venues “Best Of” Award
The Duncan Family Sky Room was named the “Best Training and Development Venue” by Unique Venues Magazine.
2015 Hudson TMA Gold Level Award
Saint Peter’s University received the Gold Level Award as a New Jersey Smart Workplace for 2015 from the Hudson Transportation Management Association.
2015 Community Engagement Classification
Saint Peter’s was recognized by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Community Engaged Institution for demonstrating both “Curricular Engagement” and “Outreach and Partnerships.”
2015 NetVUE Program Development Grant Award
NetVue, the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to enrich the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduate students.
2014 Garden State Green Awards, Individual College or University
At the Garden State GreenFest expo, the University was commended for maintaining its commitment to sustainable energy.