Robert I. Gannon, S.J., as Dean, Saint Peter's re-opened on the fourth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building in Downtown Jersey City, and women were admitted to the Evening Session for the first time.

The updated mascot was introduced on April 20, 2016, on the first annual Peacock Pride Day to celebrate the legacy and birthday of the late Dean, Rev.

[6] A member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Saint Peter's sponsors teams in eight men's and eight women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[7] The Peacocks football program ran from 1971 to 2006.

Joseph J. Jaroschak Field in nearby Lincoln Park, is home to the baseball, softball, and men's and women's soccer teams.

Prior to the opening of the Yanitelli Center on campus in 1975, Saint Peter's used the nearby Jersey City Armory as the home arena for its men's and women's basketball teams and still occasionally use the venue for high-profile games.