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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
$6,135
+$760 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

2.9pp gap
Pell recipients
47%110 of 232
Non-Pell (all)
50%174 of 349
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 4
No Federal Aid
50%174 of 345

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$6,157
$30–48k$4,635
$48–75k$6,860
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$6,135
+$760vs Baccalaureate median $5,376
Federal loans
6.8%
In-state tuition
$2,591
Out-of-state
$9,335

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,137 students received $9.3M in Pell grants, alongside $4.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,137
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.3M
$9,318,254 total
Direct Loans
$4.2M
1,083 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$1.7M
517 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
560 loan awards
Parent PLUS$47K
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 programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,082 total completions
01Liberal Arts
74368.7%
02Health Professions
21620.0%
03Business
565.2%
04Education
262.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
151.4%
06Computer Sciences
151.4%
07Security/Protective
60.6%
08Engineering Tech
50.5%
09Biological Sciences
00.0%
10Legal Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,927
12-mo unduplicated
10,212
Undergraduate
10,212
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%3,701
Women
64%6,511

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.3%
Hispanic
16.3%
Black
11.8%
Two or more
5.3%
Unknown
2.8%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
70
29 M · 41 W
Women athletes
58.6%
Athletic aid
$454K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$181K
$273K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
29 M ·
$576K
Softball
· 23 W
$449K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$259K
Beach Volleyball
· 4 W
$54K

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 · 7,066 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$6,135Baccalaureate
    6,510$11,602Community College
    4,378$5,937Community College
    4,001$5,397Community College
    5,561$10,706Community College
    3,914$10,810Community College
    14,082$9,610Community College
    4,904$10,528Community College
    1,934$1,133Baccalaureate
    5,928$12,088Baccalaureate
    5,712$4,734Community College
    24%5,135$5,012Baccalaureate
    3,522$2,004Community College
    2,921$5,364Baccalaureate
    5,071$3,515Community College
    4,044$1,170Community College
    3,282$13,761Community College
    5,426$4,709Baccalaureate
    7,923$4,159Community College
    5,139$4,616Community College
    4,753$6,048Community College
    5,810$5,855Baccalaureate
    3,569$5,406Community College
    1,268$804Baccalaureate
    3,442$8,343Community College
    5,757$6,864Community College
    4,752$4,571Baccalaureate
    9,410$5,203Baccalaureate
    5,143$11,366Community College
    10,318$9,427Baccalaureate
    99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    6,155$4,398Community College
    2,880$3,877Baccalaureate
    3,371$3,731Community College
    6,653$2,405Community College
    1,025$13,636Baccalaureate
    5,899$5,387Community College
    5,274$5,353Community College
    Peer group median37%99.6%5,103$5,376

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    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 $6,135 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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