[2][3] It is situated at the 1,000-meter mark of the Schuylkill River race course in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[4] The club's state-of-the-art boathouse has the capacity for 42 eights, 14 fours (quads), and 14 small boats.
[8] The building was designed by Robert L. Owen - Architects and built by Nason and Cullen, Inc.[9] While some have praised the structure as "the Taj Mahal of Kelly Drive,"[2] others have levied criticism on the boathouse's design, calling it a "bloated hulk of a building.
[10] The Men's and women's crew teams of St. Joseph's University regularly compete on a national level.
The University Crew has competed at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, a race in England.
Most notably, the Saint Joseph's University alumni crew won a medal at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, MA.
[22] As a result of the sweep, a poll by Row2k.com ranked The Prep as the crew of the week, over collegiate national champions.
[23] Vespoli, a manufacturer of racing shells highlighted the team's accomplishment among other national champions.
Rowers from St. Joseph's Prep "have been to Henley eight times and won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup in 2000.
[27] The Prep's quest for the Princess Elizabeth Cup in 2005 made news in London[28] as well as in the United States.