BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·sjc.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
-15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
467
peer median 892
Avg net price
$24,351
+$351 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
397
397 candidates competed
Admitted
211
53.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
78
37.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
55%-15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

22.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
64%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.0-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 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
25.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
25.0%
+24.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing1 · 25.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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
-11.6%
$30,778 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
84%
$25,819 debt · $30,778 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1969Next review Aug 2029

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$14,669
$30–48k$15,405
$48–75k$18,836
$75–110k$26,282
$110k+$35,017

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,351
+$351vs Baccalaureate median $24,001
Federal loans
42.6%
In-state tuition
$38,946
Out-of-state
$38,946

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 125 students received $765K in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
125
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$765K
$765,004 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
316 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$555K
123 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$436K
131 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$595K
37 loan awards
Parent PLUS$518K
23 loan awards
Grad PLUS$38K
2 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 88 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
88
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.8%
2017
3.5%
2018
4.9%
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 programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

110 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8980.9%
02Foreign Languages
2119.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
467
12-mo unduplicated
542
Undergraduate
398
Graduate
144

Gender split

Men
54%294
Women
46%248

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.5%
Non-resident
13.0%
Hispanic
12.5%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
1.6%
Black
1.1%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
11.39
5 offenses · 439 students

3-year trend

16.902 yrs ago8.911 yr ago11.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Aggravated assault
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

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)
38

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
55%467$24,351Baccalaureate
Randall University
27%57.9%298$16,474Baccalaureate
Austin College
67%47.7%1,217$23,451Baccalaureate
Southwestern University
73%43.1%1,440$27,468Baccalaureate
Trinity University
84%25.9%2,687$23,650Baccalaureate
Thomas Aquinas College
84%83.1%566$25,032Baccalaureate
Peer group median70%47.7%892$24,001

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 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St. John's College?

St. John's College reports a total enrollment of 467 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 $24,351 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 37.0%, 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 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-4599.

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