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Saint John's Seminary

Brighton, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·sjs.edu
Total enrollment
86
peer median 122
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
0

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1969Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  4. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
  5. Apr 2011Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2017–18, students received in Pell grants, alongside $10K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2017–18
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$10K
1 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
13
0k
14
0k
15
0k
16
0k
17

Loan volume by type · AY 2017–18

Unsubsidized · Grad$10K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 5 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
2014
0.0%
2019
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Saint John's Seminary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

31 total completions
01Theology
31100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
86
12-mo unduplicated
115
Undergraduate
24
Graduate
91

Gender split

Men
77%88
Women
23%27

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.4%
Hispanic
14.3%
Non-resident
14.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 103 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    4.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    16

    Saint John's Seminary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Saint John's Seminary selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectSaint John's Seminary
    86
    Northpoint Bible College
    52%122$27,662
    Hebrew College
    163
    Boston Baptist College
    14%90.9%43$16,321
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    1,352
    Pope St John XXIII National Seminary
    Peer group median33%90.9%122$21,992

    Frequently asked questions about Saint John's Seminary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint John's Seminary.

    How many students attend Saint John's Seminary?

    Saint John's Seminary reports a total enrollment of 86 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Saint John's Seminary located?

    Saint John's Seminary is located in Brighton, Massachusetts 02135-3846.

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