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St. John's University - New York

Queens, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·stjohns.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
-9.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
19,389
peer median 10,854
Avg net price
$29,999
-$2.2k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

St. John's University is a private Catholic university in Queens, New York City, United States. It was founded in 1870 by the Congregation of the Mission with a mission to provide the youth of New York with a Catholic university education. Originally located in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, the flagship campus was moved to its current location in the Queens borough during the 1950s. St. John's has an additional New York City campus in Manhattan. The university's Staten Island campus closed in May 2024. Additionally, the university has international campuses located in Rome, Italy; Paris, France; and Limerick, Ireland.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
24,208
24,208 candidates competed
Admitted
20,196
83.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,350
11.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
66%-9.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
52%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
66%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

8.4pp gap
Pell recipients
61%695 of 1148
Non-Pell (all)
69%1353 of 1951
Subsidized loan, no Pell
63%348 of 554
No Federal Aid
72%1005 of 1397

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.4-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 141 Title IV programs, 59 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 82 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
141
Passing
59
41.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

141programs
  • Passing59 · 41.8%
  • No Data82 · 58.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
2
Safe
54
No data
82

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.

59
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+2.7%
$56,014 vs $54,534
Political Science and Government
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+5.3%
$67,228 vs $63,816
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+7.8%
$66,694 vs $61,854
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.3%
$41,679 vs $34,350
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+21.6%
$71,471 vs $58,761
Criminology
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+30.2%
$83,065 vs $63,816
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.8%
$82,141 vs $61,854
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+34.0%
$46,022 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+2.7%
+$1,480

Debt vs earnings

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

47
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
124%
$82,466 debt · $66,694 earn
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
101%
$56,749 debt · $56,014 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
97%
$109,414 debt · $112,325 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
85%
$59,423 debt · $69,548 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
76%
$62,753 debt · $82,141 earn
Political Science and Government
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
73%
$48,854 debt · $67,228 earn
Library Science and Administration
Master's Degree · Library Science
68%
$44,871 debt · $65,858 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
65%
$93,375 debt · $143,765 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 12

Action history · 16

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  5. Mar 2023Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

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$27,787
$30–48k$27,654
$48–75k$29,280
$75–110k$32,208
$110k+$33,661

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,999
-$2,232vs Doctoral/Professional median $32,231
Federal loans
27.5%
In-state tuition
$53,020
Out-of-state
$53,020

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, 4,228 students received $25.9M in Pell grants, alongside $143.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,228
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$25.9M
$25,915,752 total
Direct Loans
$143.4M
11,026 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$13.8M
3,226 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.8M
3,531 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$33.0M
1,514 loan awards
Parent PLUS$51.6M
1,816 loan awards
Grad PLUS$33.2M
939 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 3,200 borrowers who entered repayment, 62 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,200
Defaulted
62
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.4%
2017
5.7%
2018
4.3%
2019
1.9%
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 Stjohns

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs125
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,122 total completions
01Business
84627.1%
02Health Professions
51016.3%
03Legal Professions
43814.0%
04Biological Sciences
31310.0%
05Education
2668.5%
06Psychology
2116.8%
07Security/Protective
1825.8%
08Computer Sciences
1284.1%
09Communication
1233.9%
10Social Sciences
1053.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
19,389
12-mo unduplicated
21,172
Undergraduate
17,080
Graduate
4,092

Gender split

Men
43%9,069
Women
57%12,103

Race / ethnicity composition

White
33.8%
Hispanic
24.9%
Asian
16.2%
Black
15.8%
Two or more
4.6%
Non-resident
3.5%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
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
334
182 M · 152 W
Women athletes
45.5%
Athletic aid
$11.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$77.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.8M
$6.4M
Recruiting expense
$394K
$246K
Head-coach salaries
$684K
$172K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
— · 92 W
$2.0M
Soccer
41 M · 32 W
$3.1M
Lacrosse
52 M · —
$2.3M
Baseball
37 M · —
$1.8M
Fencing
17 M · 11 W
$1.0M
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$38.7M

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
1.27
25 offenses · 19,691 students

3-year trend

0.972 yrs ago1.321 yr ago1.27Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
70
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
11

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
12
Burglary
4
Robbery
3
Aggravated assault
3
Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

25total
  • On campus24
  • Public property1

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion3
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons15
Drugs00
Liquor037

Residence-hall fires

  • Janetschek Hall (formerly Century)1 fire
    Smoking materialsDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Donovan Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Henley Road1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
601

Stjohns vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stjohns selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 University-New York
66%—19,389$29,999Doctoral/Professional
Adelphi University
67%65.9%7,603$30,783Doctoral/Professional
Boston College
91%16.4%15,432$41,704R1 Research
Boston University
89%11.1%37,737$24,402R1 Research
Columbia University in the City of New York
96%4.0%35,173$21,590R1 Research
Cornell University
95%8.8%26,793$28,690R1 Research
DePaul University
68%75.9%21,210$30,902R2 Research
Drexel University
78%79.4%21,153$38,509R1 Research
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$48,095Doctoral/Professional
Fordham University
82%59.3%16,150$44,338R2 Research
Georgetown University
95%12.9%20,031$40,815R1 Research
Hofstra University
69%68.1%10,685$34,176Doctoral/Professional
Howard University
70%41.3%14,890$50,539R2 Research
Iona University
56%86.9%3,958$29,188Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Long Island University
55%86.2%16,689$33,062R2 Research
Loyola University Maryland
79%75.5%4,897$30,574Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Monmouth University
72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New York Institute of Technology
59%81.0%6,877$22,443Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
New York University
88%9.2%56,832$37,050R1 Research
Niagara University
74%87.4%4,033$17,248Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northeastern University
91%5.2%32,553$30,915R1 Research
Pace University
60%75.9%13,634$30,892Doctoral/Professional
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$48,523Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rochester Institute of Technology
71%66.9%17,098$34,906R2 Research
Sacred Heart University
73%65.4%11,022$46,174Doctoral/Professional
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
69%41.2%1,439$42,478—
Seton Hall University
69%73.3%9,571$31,446R2 Research
Siena College
75%69.0%3,720$33,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
St. Francis College
52%84.3%4,567$18,129Baccalaureate
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$41,346R2 Research
Stonehill College
76%66.3%2,674$33,016Baccalaureate
Syracuse University
84%45.9%22,589$38,793R1 Research
Temple University
75%80.4%29,640$28,198R1 Research
The Catholic University of America
79%82.8%5,243$29,561R2 Research
Villanova University
92%27.0%10,041$43,756R2 Research
Wagner College
65%88.0%2,001$28,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median75%66.3%10,854$32,231

Institutions like Stjohns

Explore the federal data for institutions in Stjohns's comparison group.

IPEDS

Stjohns Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of the Provost
Email
ir [at] stjohns.edu
Phone
718-990-1869
Address
Newman Hall B22, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439

The Office of Institutional Research is a centralized resource to develop and provide timely, accurate, and consistent quantitative and qualitative information and analyses to internal and external constituents.

Visit IR office page
Team
7 members
  • Christine M. Goodwin, Ed.D
    Assistant Provost
  • Veronica E. Cava, Ph.D.
    Assistant Director
  • Ezechukwu Awgu, Ph.D.
    Associate Director
  • Camilo Jimenez
    Research Analyst
  • Lucille DeMonte
    Assistant
  • Janaiyah David
    Work Study Student Worker
  • Jude Vincent
    Work Study Student Worker

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about St. John's University-New York

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stjohns.

What is the graduation rate at St. John's University-New York?

St. John's University-New York reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St. John's University-New York?

St. John's University-New York reports a total enrollment of 19,389 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St. John's University-New York?

The average net price at St. John's University-New York is $29,999 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 University-New York?

St. John's University-New York's yield rate is 11.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is St. John's University-New York located?

St. John's University-New York is located in Queens, New York 11439.

Who runs Institutional Research at St. John's University-New York?

St. John's University-New York's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of the Provost.

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.
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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
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.
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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