BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

St. John's College

Annapolis, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·sjc.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
583
peer median 968
Avg net price
$27,934
+$5.5k 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
849
849 candidates competed
Admitted
469
55.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
117
24.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
62%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
71%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
78%
Non-Pell
63%

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 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.3%
$44,652 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
61%
$27,000 debt · $44,652 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Academy for Liberal Education

Accredited since 2004Next review Dec 2014
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1923Next review Jan 2031

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jan 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$21,627
$30–48k$16,625
$48–75k$24,052
$75–110k$25,716
$110k+$38,362

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,934
+$5,473vs Baccalaureate median $22,461
Federal loans
49.4%
In-state tuition
$39,126
Out-of-state
$39,126

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 120 students received $690K in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
120
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$690K
$689,738 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
406 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$668K
148 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$758K
190 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$434K
35 loan awards
Parent PLUS$616K
29 loan awards
Grad PLUS$41K
4 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 112 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
112
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.7%
2017
0.8%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.0%
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 St. John's College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

128 total completions
01Liberal Arts
128100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
583
12-mo unduplicated
689
Undergraduate
499
Graduate
190

Gender split

Men
56%385
Women
44%304

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.3%
Non-resident
15.0%
Hispanic
6.6%
Two or more
5.9%
Asian
3.9%
Unknown
3.1%
Black
2.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
106
64 M · 42 W
Women athletes
39.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$36K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$1K
$1K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Rowing
33 M · 25 W
$17K
Fencing
13 M · 5 W
$4K

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
7.39
4 offenses · 541 students

3-year trend

40.362 yrs ago5.561 yr ago7.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
25
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
14

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Rape
1
Burglary
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs08
Liquor010

Residence-hall fires

  • Chase Stone Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Gilliam Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Spector Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Campbell Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Campbell Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
71

St. John's College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions St. John's College 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
SubjectSt. John's College
71%583$27,934Baccalaureate
Washington College
65%56.9%923$29,095Baccalaureate
Goucher College
57%77.7%1,459$23,774Baccalaureate
Pillar College
30%556$5,804Baccalaureate
Houghton University
67%88.7%1,200$21,148Baccalaureate
Lycoming College
60%74.1%1,012$19,258Baccalaureate
Peer group median63%75.9%968$22,461

Frequently asked questions about St. John's College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about St. John's College.

What is the graduation rate at St. John's College?

St. John's College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St. John's College?

St. John's College reports a total enrollment of 583 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St. John's College?

The average net price at St. John's College is $27,934 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at St. John's College?

St. John's College's yield rate is 24.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is St. John's College located?

St. John's College is located in Annapolis, Maryland 21401.

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