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Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1851, is a Catholic, urban, college preparatory school for young men. The school is operated by the Society of Jesus.

Edgely
On most weekends, and some days before the school day, St. Joseph's Prep students go to Edgely to drink. There are usually two kegs that get tapped by 10:00, and students can always count on the drink Four Loko to make an appearance. Dean of Students Dennis Hart originated Edgely when he attended the school his sophomore year in 1993. Recently, students have moved the events to the Dairy Fields, although the event is still called Edgely.

Mission
"The mission of St. Joseph’s Prep, a Jesuit, urban, college preparatory school, is to develop the minds, hearts, souls, and characters of young men in their pursuit of becoming men for and with others."

In the summer of 2006, the Prep community began an intensive program of "mission renewal", so as to reaffirm the core tenets of the school's philosophy and thus differentiate it from similar Catholic secondary institutions in the area. This process is ongoing.

Academics
The Prep offers a four-year college preparatory program geared to intellectually talented students. Its faculty has an average of 17 years of service. Of the full-time faculty of approximately 70 men and women, over 91% possess master's degrees.

Graduation Requirements: To graduate, a student must complete 26 academic credits, satisfy the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requirement for physical education and fulfill community service requirements (20 hours for juniors, 40 hours for seniors) through the Ignatian Service Program. Course requirements include: Six years of foreign language study (with a minimum of two years of a modern language, and two years of Latin or Greek), English (four years), Fine Arts (one semester), history (three years, including one year of Government), mathematics (four years, or three years of mathematics and one year of computer science), religious studies (four years) and science (three years).

Special Academic Opportunities: Advanced Placement courses are offered in 15 areas of study, including English, history, Latin, mathematics, psychology, science, and computer science. All students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses are required to take the Advanced Placement examinations.

Accreditations: The Prep is fully accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It is also an active member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association, the National Catholic Education Association, the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools, and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.

Community
St. Joseph's Preparatory School, one of forty-five (45) Jesuit secondary institutions in the United States, is located just north of Center City Philadelphia. The present student body includes residents of metropolitan Philadelphia (30%), the surrounding suburban communities (50%) and New Jersey (20%).

Athletics
All of the Prep's athletic teams compete in the Philadelphia Catholic League (16 schools); most participate in the eight-member Southern Division. The Prep joined the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in the 2007-2008 school year.

Fall: Cross Country, Football (varsity, junior varsity and freshmen), Crew (varsity and junior varsity), Soccer (varsity, junior varsity and freshmen), and Golf.

Winter: Basketball (varsity, junior varsity and freshmen), Bowling (varsity and junior varsity), Indoor Track, Swimming and Wrestling (varsity and junior varsity).

Spring: Baseball (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman), Crew (varsity, junior varsity and freshmen),Lacrosse, Outdoor Track and Tennis.

In addition the Prep offers a number of sports at the club level including Ultimate Frisbee, Rugby (A-Side, B-Side, U16-Side),Ice Hockey at both the Varsity AAA and JV AAA levels, Squash, and Fencing.

Notable Alumni

 * John McShain — American building contractor known as "The Man Who Built Washington" (1914)
 * Henry Jones — Tony Award winning actor (1931)
 * Jim McKay — ABC Sports anchorman; contributor of services to 2006 FIFA World Cup (1939)
 * Alexander Haig — former Secretary of State — Reagan Administration (1942)
 * William J. Byron, SJ — Former President of The Catholic University of America and the University of Scranton; recent President of the Prep (1945)
 * Matthew J. Ryan — former Pennsylvania House speaker (1950)
 * Henry Gibson — Star of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1953)
 * John Patrick Foley — Roman Catholic cardinal; former president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and former Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (1953)
 * Joseph Anthony Galante — Bishop of the Diocese of Camden, NJ (1956)
 * William J. Green, III — Former Congressman and Mayor of Philadelphia (1956)
 * Andrew von Eschenbach — Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1959)
 * Frank Quattrone — Investment banker; founder/CEO of Qatalyst Group
 * Matt Guokas - Former Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic head coach (1962)
 * Boris Baczynskyj — Chess master (1963)
 * Robert L. Barchi — President of Thomas Jefferson University (1964)
 * Joseph C. Stinson — Hollywood screenwriter, wrote the third Dirty Harry movie Sudden Impact, coined "Go ahead, make my day!" (1965)
 * Jimmy Bruno — Jazz Guitarist (1966)
 * Phil Martelli — Head coach, Saint Joseph's University basketball team (1972)
 * Navy Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber — Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn; director for Policy, Resources and Strategy for U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (1977)
 * Navy Rear Admiral Joseph F. Kilkenny — Commander, U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group 10 and Naval Recruiting Command (1973)
 * Army Major Brian J. Reed — Operations Officer — Fourth Infantry Division's First Brigade Combat Team; planner for Operation Red Dawn; member of the University of Maryland’s Center for Research on Military Organization (1985)
 * Michael A. Nutter — Former Philadelphia City Councilman (D); and current Mayor of Philadelphia (1975)
 * Jim Knowles — Head coach, Cornell University football team (1983)
 * Rich Gannon — Former professional football player; won NFL Most Valuable Player Award in the 2002 season, helping the Raiders advance to Super Bowl XXXVII (1983)
 * Tony Braithwaite — Barrymore Award-winning actor (1989)
 * Peter Cipollone — 2004 Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in rowing (1989)
 * Frank Costa - Miami Hurricanes QB (1990)
 * Rob McElhenney — creator and star of the TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (1995)
 * Dwayne A. Carey — football player at Florida A&M University, two-time first team all-conference selection as an offensive lineman. (1995)
 * Jason Mulgrew — blogger and author of "Everything is Wrong with Me: A Memoir of an American Childhood Gone, Well, Wrong" (1997)
 * Victor Hobson — NFL player for the Arizona Cardinals(1998)
 * Reggie Redding — basketball player at Villanova University; earned Player of the Game honors in Villanova's 2009 Final Four loss to the University of North Carolina (2006)
 * Michael Rady — Actor featured in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and current star of TV drama "Melrose Place" (1999)
 * Daniel Kamihira White -- Magician, Host of the Discovery Channel show The Supernaturalist (1999)
 * Jeff Civillico — International Comic Juggler and MC (2001)
 * Matt Duke (musician) — singer-songwriter/musician who is currently signed to the label Rykodisc and has released multiple albums (2003)

Capital Campaign
The Prep completed a $30 million dollar capital campaign, which involved transforming the nearby former Jesuit Residence (adjacent to the Gesu Church) into a new academic center and cafeteria: Jesuit Hall and The Sauter Dining Hall. The new renovations are meant to ease pressure on the main academic building (which held almost 1,000 students, while designed for a smaller student population) and allow the Prep to provide more need-based scholarships and better implementation of technology.