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St. John’s College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
63% Acceptance Rate
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is St. John’s College Ranked?

#722 Best Colleges in Nation
#4 Best Colleges in NM
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

St. John's landed the #722 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 23 colleges in New Mexico, St. John's is ranked at #4.

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Is It Hard to Get Into St. John’s?

63% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
23% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

St. John's College has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for St. John's.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to St. John's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 750. Math scores were between 610 and 720.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for St. John's College  ( 670 to 750 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for St. John's College  ( 610 to 720 )
200
800
St. John's received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for St. John's College  ( 25 to 30 )
1
36

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St. John’s College Faculty

7 to 1 Student to Faculty
67% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 St. John's it is much better at 7 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at St. John's College is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  67 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at St. John’s College

72% Freshmen Retention
54% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at St. John's College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. John's the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 54%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  54 out of 100
0
100

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St. John’s College Undergraduate Student Diversity

258 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
46.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 268 undergraduates at St. John's with 258 being full-time and 10 being part-time.

How Much Does St. John’s College Cost?

$24,672 Net Price
52% Take Out Loans
$20,972 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of St. John's is $24,672. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for St. John’s

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$13,054 $14,996 $19,408 $27,606 $30,996

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 St. John's, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At St. John's, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,243 a year. That adds up to $20,972 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at St. John's is 4.9%. 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.

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How Much Money Do St. John’s Graduates Make?

$43,203 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from St. John's with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $43,203 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of St. John’s College

New Mexico State
258 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, St. John's College is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for St. John's are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505-4599
Phone: 505-984-6000
Website: www.sjc.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnscollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stjohnscollege

St. John’s College Majors

2 Majors With Completions
48 Undergraduate Degrees
49 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 2 majors graduated from St. John's College. Of these students, 48 received undergraduate degrees and 49 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 48 $20,522
Classical Languages & Literature 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at St. John's College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at St. John’s

9% Take At Least One Class Online
9% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 42 students took at least one online class at St. John's College. This is a decrease from the 355 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 42 42
2019-2020 355 355
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

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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