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Saint Johns River State College

Palatka, Florida·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·sjrstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
+12.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
7,927
peer median 5,103
Avg net price
$5,808
+$476 vs Baccalaureate
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Saint Johns River State College is a public community college located in Florida, with campuses in Orange Park, Palatka, and St. Augustine. The institution focuses on providing a variety of academic programs including associate degrees, workforce development, and community education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%+12.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

47.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 36 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
8
22.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.8%
+2.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing8 · 22.2%
  • No Data27 · 75.0%
  • Failing1 · 2.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
7
No data
27

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-6.0%
$30,530 vs $32,488
Visual and Performing Arts Other
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+20.4%
$39,124 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.2%
$45,214 vs $32,488
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.3%
$47,220 vs $32,488
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+55.1%
$50,390 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.8%
$58,403 vs $32,488
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+97.9%
$64,282 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+121.8%
$72,063 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
52%
$30,149 debt · $58,403 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$19,210 debt · $72,063 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$13,500 debt · $64,282 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,000 debt · $45,214 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$14,375 debt · $80,690 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1963Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. May 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,821
$30–48k$4,198
$48–75k$6,425
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,808
+$476vs Baccalaureate median $5,333
Federal loans
5.8%
In-state tuition
$2,830
Out-of-state
$10,352

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,094 students received $8.8M in Pell grants, alongside $4.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,094
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.8M
$8,764,516 total
Direct Loans
$4.0M
1,058 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
503 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
549 loan awards
Parent PLUS$46K
6 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 599 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (3.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
599
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.4%
2017
11.8%
2018
9.6%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Sjrstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

993 total completions
01Liberal Arts
66667.1%
02Health Professions
19619.7%
03Business
848.5%
04Education
181.8%
05Computer Sciences
171.7%
06Visual/Performing Arts
80.8%
07Engineering Tech
30.3%
08Security/Protective
10.1%
09Legal Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,927
12-mo unduplicated
9,240
Undergraduate
9,240
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%3,412
Women
63%5,828

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.7%
Hispanic
15.2%
Black
12.0%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
2.8%
Unknown
2.6%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
67
30 M · 37 W
Women athletes
55.2%
Athletic aid
$443K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$173K
$270K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$69K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
30 M ·
$573K
Softball
· 19 W
$374K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$288K
Beach Volleyball
· 4 W
$59K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 6,434 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.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    145

    Sjrstate vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Sjrstate 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 Johns River State College
    49%7,927$5,808Baccalaureate
    Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
    6,510$12,851Community College
    Bevill State Community College
    4,378$5,249Community College
    Bishop State Community College
    4,001$4,176Community College
    Bossier Parish Community College
    5,561$9,840Community College
    Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
    3,914$5,517Community College
    Cape Fear Community College
    14,082$5,416Community College
    Catawba Valley Community College
    4,904$9,415Community College
    Chipola College
    1,934$832Baccalaureate
    College of Central Florida
    5,928$12,310Baccalaureate
    Columbia State Community College
    5,712$4,576Community College
    Dalton State College
    24%5,135$4,694Baccalaureate
    Florence-Darlington Technical College
    3,522$598Community College
    Florida Gateway College
    2,921$2,915Baccalaureate
    Gadsden State Community College
    5,071$3,568Community College
    George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
    4,044$2,697Community College
    Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    3,282$7,210Community College
    Gulf Coast State College
    5,426$2,339Baccalaureate
    Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    7,923$3,719Community College
    Itawamba Community College
    5,139$5,034Community College
    Jones County Junior College
    4,753$7,945Community College
    Lake-Sumter State College
    5,810$5,742Baccalaureate
    Madisonville Community College
    3,569$5,782Community College
    North Florida College
    1,268$1,799Baccalaureate
    Northeast Mississippi Community College
    3,442$9,307Community College
    Northeast State Community College
    5,757$5,959Community College
    Northwest Florida State College
    4,752$5,554Baccalaureate
    Pasco-Hernando State College
    9,410$5,154Baccalaureate
    Piedmont Technical College
    5,143$10,862Community College
    Polk State College
    10,318$9,027Baccalaureate
    Roane State Community College
    99.6%5,002$6,017Community College
    Somerset Community College
    6,155$3,913Community College
    South Florida State College
    2,880$4,443Baccalaureate
    Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
    3,371$3,537Community College
    Spartanburg Community College
    6,653$6,531Community College
    The College of the Florida Keys
    1,025$13,818Baccalaureate
    Walters State Community College
    5,899$4,153Community College
    West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    5,274$5,023Community College
    Peer group median37%99.6%5,103$5,333

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Saint Johns River State College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sjrstate.

    What is the graduation rate at Saint Johns River State College?

    Saint Johns River State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Saint Johns River State College?

    Saint Johns River State College reports a total enrollment of 7,927 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Saint Johns River State College?

    The average net price at Saint Johns River State College is $5,808 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Saint Johns River State College located?

    Saint Johns River State College is located in Palatka, Florida 32177.

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