- The Inkwell
- New Mexico
- St. John's College

Santa Fe, NMRural: fringeZIP 87505Founded 1964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.sjc.edu
New MexicoPrivate nonprofit
St. John's College
St. John's College is a private nonprofit college in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 368 undergraduates. It admits 53% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $22,480 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate53%
Retention82%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans59%
$22,480net price / year
53%admission rate
1426average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$45,537median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,441 of 1,704 for earnings#1,058 of 1,739 for lowest net price#379 of 1,738 for graduation rate#273 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
- $58,018tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,130
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,130
- Average net price
- $22,480national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,875
$30,001–48,000$15,956
$48,001–75,000$16,976
$75,001–110,000$21,831
$110,001+$33,710
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 53%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1426
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–710
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college53%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,631
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,537middle 50%: $18,373–$65,397
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,397
Median, St. John's College$45,537
Lower quarter$18,373
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
- 368
- Part-time
- 1.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,850 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,950
- Endowment, end of year
- $112,735,358
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic11%
Black0.8%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races7.3%
U.S. nonresident12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown2.2%
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 245652. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q20950055.