BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·csbsju.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
-2.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,572
peer median 1,921
Avg net price
$27,018
-$151 vs Baccalaureate
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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
1,685
1,685 candidates competed
Admitted
1,527
90.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
335
21.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
75%-2.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
69%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
75%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
65%
Non-Pell
74%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 49 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
8
16.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing8 · 16.3%
  • No Data41 · 83.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
41

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.

8
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+54.7%
$56,446 vs $36,491
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+63.7%
$59,718 vs $36,491
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+74.8%
$63,770 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+96.1%
$71,560 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+104.9%
$74,762 vs $36,491
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+120.5%
$80,461 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+121.6%
$80,872 vs $36,491
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+177.3%
$101,188 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
46%
$26,000 debt · $56,446 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
42%
$26,937 debt · $63,770 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
38%
$27,000 debt · $71,560 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$27,000 debt · $74,762 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
34%
$27,000 debt · $80,461 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$27,000 debt · $80,872 earn
Computer Science
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
27%
$27,000 debt · $101,188 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1950Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. 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
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$12,907
$30–48k$12,050
$48–75k$17,390
$75–110k$22,575
$110k+$34,579

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,018
-$151vs Baccalaureate median $27,169
Federal loans
56.6%
In-state tuition
$53,942
Out-of-state
$53,942

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 324 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
324
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,856,864 total
Direct Loans
$6.0M
1,220 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
453 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
699 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$66K
9 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
59 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 387 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
387
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.3%
2017
1.2%
2018
2.8%
2019
1.0%
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

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

382 total completions
01Business
16442.9%
02Biological Sciences
5313.9%
03Social Sciences
4411.5%
04Theology
328.4%
05Computer Sciences
246.3%
06Communication
246.3%
07Psychology
143.7%
08Physical Sciences
112.9%
09Mathematics
82.1%
10Health Professions
82.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,572
12-mo unduplicated
1,684
Undergraduate
1,506
Graduate
178

Gender split

Men
95%1,607
Women
5%77

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.6%
Hispanic
7.7%
Black
4.4%
Asian
3.5%
Non-resident
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Unknown
0.3%
Two or more
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.65
6 offenses · 1,645 students

3-year trend

6.592 yrs ago4.261 yr ago3.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
3
Burglary
2
Rape
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs078
Liquor728

Residence-hall fires

  • St. Michael Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
110

Saint Johns vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Saint Johns 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 University
75%1,572$27,018Baccalaureate
College of Saint Benedict
77%91.5%1,429$28,065Baccalaureate
Concordia College at Moorhead
61%62.6%1,935$25,651Baccalaureate
Gustavus Adolphus College
77%61.0%1,906$26,895Baccalaureate
Carleton College
90%20.4%2,128$27,320Baccalaureate
Macalester College
87%28.5%2,138$29,980Baccalaureate
Peer group median77%61.0%1,921$27,169

Frequently asked questions about Saint Johns University

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

What is the graduation rate at Saint Johns University?

Saint Johns University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Saint Johns University?

Saint Johns University reports a total enrollment of 1,572 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Saint Johns University?

The average net price at Saint Johns University is $27,018 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Saint Johns University?

Saint Johns University's yield rate is 21.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Saint Johns University located?

Saint Johns University is located in Collegeville, Minnesota 56321.

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