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  3. Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MNRural: fringeZIP 56321
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Federal aid since
1966
Website
csbsju.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit

Saint Johns University

Saint Johns University is a private nonprofit university in Collegeville, Minnesota, with 1,395 undergraduates. It admits 91% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $26,748 a year after aid.

71%graduate
Admission rate91%
Retention86%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans56%
average net price / year
$26,748 $71,146
after grants · sticker cost struck through
$26,748net price / year
91%admission rate
1183average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$79,644median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#216 of 1,704 for earnings#1,333 of 1,739 for lowest net price#366 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,214 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs

Cost and net price

Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.

Published cost
Cost of attendance
$71,146tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$57,760
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$57,760
Average net price
$26,748national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,113
$30,001–48,000$12,655
$48,001–75,000$16,354
$75,001–110,000$19,653
$110,001+$34,873
getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
91%national median 77%
Average SAT
1183
SAT reading, middle 50%
503–635
SAT math, middle 50%
438–593
ACT composite, middle 50%
21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college91%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling

Graduation, earnings and debt

Completion
Graduation rate, 6 years
71%within 150% of normal time
Graduation rate, 4 years
64%
First-year retention
86%
Award within 8 years, all students
75%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,480
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$79,644middle 50%: $59,316–$109,940
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$109,940
Median, Saint Johns University$79,644
Lower quarter$59,316
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here

Students and faculty

Undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates
1,395
Part-time
0.6%
Women / men
0% / 100%
Average age at entry
19.6
First-generation students
18%
Pell Grant recipients
22%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
12 : 1
Full-time faculty
83%
Average faculty salary
$8,973 / month
Instructional spending per student
$16,277
Endowment, end of year
$300,875,481
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic7.6%
Black4.2%
Asian3.7%
Two or more races0.1%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown4.2%
18 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Business & management47%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Social sciences10%
Computer & information sciences6.7%
Communication & journalism3.3%
Health professions3.3%
Physical sciences2.7%
Natural resources & conservation2.4%
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