- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- St. John's College

Annapolis, MDSuburb: largeZIP 21401Founded 1784
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1784
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sjc.edu
MarylandPrivate nonprofit
St. John's College
St. John's College is a private nonprofit college in Annapolis, Maryland, with 471 undergraduates. It admits 55% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $32,917 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate55%
Retention83%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans52%
$32,917net price / year
55%admission rate
1372average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$52,985median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,117 of 1,704 for earnings#1,544 of 1,739 for lowest net price#361 of 1,738 for graduation rate#297 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
- $57,914tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,317
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,317
- Average net price
- $32,917national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,062
$30,001–48,000$13,724
$48,001–75,000$18,105
$75,001–110,000$27,438
$110,001+$40,451
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 55%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1372
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college55%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
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
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,894
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,985middle 50%: $29,532–$84,546
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,546
Median, St. John's College$52,985
Lower quarter$29,532
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
- 471
- Part-time
- 0.6%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,919 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,316
- Endowment, end of year
- $210,047,576
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic8.9%
Black1.3%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races6.4%
U.S. nonresident14%
Unknown3.6%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities100%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163976. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q20950053.