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Today SJU is home to around 9,000 students from across 바카라사이트 USA and beyond studying a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. There are over 200 majors and programs available across 바카라사이트 university*s four schools: 바카라사이트 College of Arts and Sciences, 바카라사이트 Haub School of Business, 바카라사이트 Program of Professional and Liberal Studies and 바카라사이트 Haub Degree Completion Program.
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