by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Saint Johns University was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SJU is ranked #625 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
SJU is also ranked #26 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 89%, some consider SJU to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 6% of students accepted to SJU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 545 and 620.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SJU it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Johns University is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Saint Johns University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SJU for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,569 undergraduates at SJU with 1,546 being full-time and 23 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,314 | $16,058 | $19,658 | $25,639 | $30,928 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SJU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SJU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,519 a year. That adds up to $38,076 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SJU is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Saint Johns University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Saint Johns University.
Contact details for SJU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville, MN 56321 |
| Phone: | 320-363-2011 |
| Website: | https://csbsju.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/twocolleges?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/CSBSJU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | $46,954 |
| Accounting | 52 | $56,846 |
| Computer Science | 33 | $67,462 |
| General Biology | 27 | $31,115 |
| Economics | 27 | $46,199 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 25 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 23 | $39,348 |
| General Psychology | 23 | $24,860 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 21 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 10 | $27,613 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 62 students took at least one online class at Saint Johns University. This is an increase from the 49 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 62 | 41 |
| 2019-2020 | 49 | 26 |
| 2018-2019 | 15 | 8 |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 17 | 8 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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