by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
St John's University - New York was awarded 46 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, STJ is ranked #298 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when STJ held the #592 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
STJ is also ranked #31 out of 136 schools in New York.
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When it comes to admittance, St John's University - New York is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 30% of students accepted to STJ submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 660.
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The student to faculty ratio at St John's University - New York is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 University - New York is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like St John's University - New York 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At STJ the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,693 undergraduates at STJ with 10,177 being full-time and 5,516 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,408 | $22,337 | $18,083 | $32,240 | $38,838 |
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 STJ, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 STJ, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,990 a year. That adds up to $31,960 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for STJ are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8000 Utopia Pky, Queens, NY 11439 |
| Phone: | 718-990-2000 |
| Website: | www.stjohns.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 407 | $38,550 |
| General Biology | 319 | $23,473 |
| Law | 236 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 231 | $34,686 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 202 | NA |
| Accounting | 172 | $46,495 |
| General Psychology | 168 | $23,821 |
| Communication Sciences | 142 | $19,067 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 133 | $51,259 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 113 | $29,307 |
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 2022-2023, 8,115 students took at least one online class at St John's University - New York. This is a decrease from the 8,278 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,115 | 1,050 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,278 | 1,597 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,150 | 3,854 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,838 | 638 |
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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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