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Saint Johns River State College

Palatka, Florida·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·sjrstate.edu

Saint Johns River State College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 49% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. In-state tuition and fees are $2,591 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,335 (2024). Fall enrollment is 7,927 students, and 10,212 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
49%
—
Total enrollment
7,927
peer median 5,103
Avg net price
$6,135
+$760 vs Baccalaureate
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About

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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%

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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

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 and fees
$2,591
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$9,335

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

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.

Cohort Default Rate

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 Saint Johns River State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered

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.

IPEDS
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.

EADA
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.

Clery Act
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.

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

    Saint Johns River State College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Saint Johns River State College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    		—Open admission7,927$6,135Baccalaureate
    Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
    		—Open admission6,510$11,602Community College
    Bevill State Community College
    		—Open admission4,378$5,937Community College
    Bishop State Community College
    		—Open admission4,001$5,397Community College
    Bossier Parish Community College
    		—Open admission5,561$10,706Community College
    Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
    		—Open admission3,914$10,810Community College
    Cape Fear Community College
    		—Open admission14,082$9,610Community College
    Catawba Valley Community College
    		—Open admission4,904$10,528Community College
    Chipola College
    		—Open admission1,934$1,133Baccalaureate
    College of Central Florida
    		—Open admission5,928$12,088Baccalaureate
    Columbia State Community College
    		—Open admission5,712$4,734Community College
    Dalton State College
    		24%Open admission5,135$5,012Baccalaureate
    Florence-Darlington Technical College
    		—Open admission3,522$2,004Community College
    Florida Gateway College
    		—Open admission2,921$5,364Baccalaureate
    Gadsden State Community College
    		—Open admission5,071$3,515Community College
    George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
    		—Open admission4,044$1,170Community College
    Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    		—Open admission3,282$13,761Community College
    Gulf Coast State College
    		—Open admission5,426$4,709Baccalaureate
    Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    		—Open admission7,923$4,159Community College
    Itawamba Community College
    		—Open admission5,139$4,616Community College
    Jones County Junior College
    		—Open admission4,753$6,048Community College
    Lake-Sumter State College
    		—Open admission5,810$5,855Baccalaureate
    Madisonville Community College
    		—Open admission3,569$5,406Community College
    North Florida College
    		—Open admission1,268$804Baccalaureate
    Northeast Mississippi Community College
    		—Open admission3,442$8,343Community College
    Northeast State Community College
    		—Open admission5,757$6,864Community College
    Northwest Florida State College
    		—Open admission4,752$4,571Baccalaureate
    Pasco-Hernando State College
    		—Open admission9,410$5,203Baccalaureate
    Piedmont Technical College
    		—Open admission5,143$11,366Community College
    Polk State College
    		—Open admission10,318$9,427Baccalaureate
    Roane State Community College
    		—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    Somerset Community College
    		—Open admission6,155$4,398Community College
    South Florida State College
    		—Open admission2,880$3,877Baccalaureate
    Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
    		—Open admission3,371$3,731Community College
    Spartanburg Community College
    		—Open admission6,653$2,405Community College
    The College of the Florida Keys
    		—Open admission1,025$13,636Baccalaureate
    Walters State Community College
    		—Open admission5,899$5,387Community College
    West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    		—Open admission5,274$5,353Community College
    Peer group median24%99.6%5,103$5,376

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Saint Johns River State College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,510
      Net price
      $11,602
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      Bevill State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,378
      Net price
      $5,937
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      Bishop State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,001
      Net price
      $5,397
    • Community CollegeLouisiana

      Bossier Parish Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,561
      Net price
      $10,706
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,914
      Net price
      $10,810
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Cape Fear Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      14,082
      Net price
      $9,610
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Catawba Valley Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,904
      Net price
      $10,528
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Chipola College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,934
      Net price
      $1,133
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      College of Central Florida

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,928
      Net price
      $12,088
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Columbia State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,712
      Net price
      $4,734
    • BaccalaureateGeorgia

      Dalton State College

      Grad rate
      24%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,135
      Net price
      $5,012
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Florence-Darlington Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,522
      Net price
      $2,004
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Florida Gateway College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,921
      Net price
      $5,364
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      Gadsden State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,071
      Net price
      $3,515
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      George C Wallace Community College-Dothan

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,044
      Net price
      $1,170
    • Community CollegeGeorgia

      Georgia Piedmont Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,282
      Net price
      $13,761
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Gulf Coast State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,426
      Net price
      $4,709
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Horry-Georgetown Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,923
      Net price
      $4,159
    • Community CollegeMississippi

      Itawamba Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,139
      Net price
      $4,616
    • Community CollegeMississippi

      Jones County Junior College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,753
      Net price
      $6,048
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Lake-Sumter State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,810
      Net price
      $5,855
    • Community CollegeKentucky

      Madisonville Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,569
      Net price
      $5,406
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      North Florida College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,268
      Net price
      $804
    • Community CollegeMississippi

      Northeast Mississippi Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,442
      Net price
      $8,343
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Northeast State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,757
      Net price
      $6,864
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Northwest Florida State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,752
      Net price
      $4,571
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Pasco-Hernando State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,410
      Net price
      $5,203
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Piedmont Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,143
      Net price
      $11,366
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      Polk State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      10,318
      Net price
      $9,427
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Roane State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      99.6%
      Enrollment
      5,002
      Net price
      $4,270
    • Community CollegeKentucky

      Somerset Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,155
      Net price
      $4,398
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      South Florida State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,880
      Net price
      $3,877
    • Community CollegeKentucky

      Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,371
      Net price
      $3,731
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Spartanburg Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,653
      Net price
      $2,405
    • BaccalaureateFlorida

      The College of the Florida Keys

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,025
      Net price
      $13,636
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Walters State Community College

      Grad rate
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      Admit rate
      Open admission
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      5,899
      Net price
      $5,387
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    Frequently asked questions about Saint Johns River State College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Saint Johns River State College.

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

    Saint Johns River State College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

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

    At Saint Johns River State College, 49% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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