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Saint Johns University

Saint Johns University is based in the town of Collegeville, MN — a private campus in a small-town setting. The federal record classifies Saint Johns University as a men-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,907

family income
under $30k

$12,050

$30–48k

$17,390

$48–75k

$22,575

$75–110k

$34,579

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,6722023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Saint Johns University rose from $21,026 (2008) to $25,672 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,026
2009	$19,862
2010	$22,128
2011	$21,543
2012	$22,866
2013	$22,450
2014	$22,530
2015	$22,755
2016	$23,977
2017	$25,009
2018	$24,271
2019	$25,487
2020	$24,849
2021	$25,169
2022	$27,018
2023	$25,672

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$68,5212024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Saint Johns University rose from $38,016 (2009) to $68,521 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,016
2010	$39,750
2011	$41,920
2012	$44,250
2013	$46,397
2014	$48,520
2015	$50,297
2016	$52,168
2017	$53,964
2018	$56,340
2019	$58,170
2020	$59,972
2021	$62,219
2022	$64,251
2023	$66,863
2024	$68,521

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,241
2001	$18,325
2002	$19,226
2003	$20,685
2004	$22,148
2005	$23,474
2006	$24,924
2007	$26,570
2008	$28,668
2013	$37,162
2014	$38,704
2015	$40,226
2016	$41,732
2017	$43,356
2018	$44,990
2019	$46,546
2020	$48,166
2021	$49,842
2022	$52,164
2023	$53,942

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Saint Johns University reports published tuition of $55,816 in this record. Saint Johns University's $55,816 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Saint Johns University reports 1,395 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

75.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Johns University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Saint Johns University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 82.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 75.4%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	68.9%
1992 cohort	62.5%
1993 cohort	68.2%
1994 cohort	74%
1995 cohort	73.7%
1996 cohort	80%
1997 cohort	82.9%
1998 cohort	81.5%
1999 cohort	78.7%
2000 cohort	81.8%
2001 cohort	79.9%
2002 cohort	82.7%
2003 cohort	80%
2004 cohort	74.4%
2005 cohort	79.9%
2006 cohort	77.1%
2007 cohort	79.5%
2008 cohort	80.5%
2009 cohort	76.8%
2010 cohort	78.9%
2011 cohort	73.9%
2012 cohort	75.7%
2013 cohort	75%
2014 cohort	74.4%
2015 cohort	78.7%
2016 cohort	75.7%
2017 cohort	75.7%
2018 cohort	75.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,470	$11,411
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,685	$8,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,923	$12,345
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,303	$14,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,735	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$15,812
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	—	$16,439
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,002	$9,623
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,594	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,486	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,981	$11,375
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,213
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,166
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,600

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$59,843

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$68,170

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$76,786

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Saint Johns University admitted 1,527 of 1,685 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90.6% rate describes that application pool.

90.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $53,942 tuition · 2023–24 1,395 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 941–12281600

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Admissions

Saint Johns University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Johns University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 503–635 and Math was 438–593 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 941–1228 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	503	555	635
SAT Math	438	545	593
ACT Composite	21	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Johns University received 1,685 applications and admitted 1,527 (90.6%), with 335 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

90.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	85.2%
Fall 2002	85.2%
Fall 2003	87.9%
Fall 2004	86%
Fall 2005	86.8%
Fall 2006	89.2%
Fall 2007	80.2%
Fall 2008	74%
Fall 2009	83.7%
Fall 2010	80.4%
Fall 2011	74.4%
Fall 2012	74.8%
Fall 2013	75.2%
Fall 2014	78.8%
Fall 2015	74.1%
Fall 2016	87.8%
Fall 2017	80.2%
Fall 2018	79.7%
Fall 2019	78.3%
Fall 2020	81.4%
Fall 2021	88.6%
Fall 2022	86.2%
Fall 2023	90.5%
Fall 2024	90.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

941–1228Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1080	1330
Fall 2002	1080	1330
Fall 2003	1090	1340
Fall 2004	1080	1300
Fall 2005	1080	1300
Fall 2006	1070	1275
Fall 2007	990	1280
Fall 2008	1020	1300
Fall 2009	1016	1323
Fall 2010	1020	1290
Fall 2011	938	1313
Fall 2012	930	1200
Fall 2013	955	1235
Fall 2014	970	1210
Fall 2015	920	1141
Fall 2016	940	1140
Fall 2017	970	1190
Fall 2018	1010	1280
Fall 2019	1000	1180
Fall 2020	945	1195
Fall 2021	1085	1240
Fall 2022	915	1185
Fall 2023	1145	1280
Fall 2024	941	1228

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	23	28
Fall 2002	23	28
Fall 2003	23	28
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	23	27
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	29
Fall 2010	23	29
Fall 2011	22	29
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2019	22	27
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	21	26
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	21	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,395Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Johns University fell from 1,897 (Fall 2002) to 1,395 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,897
Fall 2003	1,940
Fall 2004	1,895
Fall 2005	1,875
Fall 2006	1,919
Fall 2007	1,952
Fall 2008	1,938
Fall 2009	1,916
Fall 2010	1,932
Fall 2011	1,890
Fall 2012	1,854
Fall 2013	1,871
Fall 2014	1,789
Fall 2015	1,742
Fall 2016	1,754
Fall 2017	1,720
Fall 2018	1,667
Fall 2019	1,615
Fall 2020	1,564
Fall 2021	1,533
Fall 2022	1,501
Fall 2023	1,468
Fall 2024	1,395

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Saint Johns University has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	90%
Fall 2003 cohort	91%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	91%
Fall 2006 cohort	89%
Fall 2007 cohort	91%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	92%
Fall 2010 cohort	89%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	89%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	85%
Fall 2019 cohort	82%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	83%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Saint Johns University

Faculty pay at Saint Johns University averages $107,676 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Saint Johns University as a primarily residential campus of 1,395 undergraduates — and 85.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Johns University's SAT section-percentile sums are 941–1228 — their midpoint is below the MN four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Johns University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Saint Johns University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Saint Johns University90.6%

Minnesota median85.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Saint Johns University$55,816

Minnesota median$22,520

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Saint Johns University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Johns University$76,786

Minnesota median$58,351

National median$53,781

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Saint Johns University, Minnesota and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Johns University	Minnesota median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90.6%	85.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$55,816	$22,520	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$76,786	$58,351	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Johns University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Johns University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$101,188
Accounting and Related Services	$80,872
Economics	$80,461
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,762
Biology, General	$71,560
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$67,607
Political Science and Government	$63,770
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$59,718
Psychology, General	$56,446

These 9 fields listed for Saint Johns University measure earnings after completion. The $76,786 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Saint Johns University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Johns University report?

Saint Johns University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 941–1228 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Johns University's acceptance rate?

90.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,527 admitted from 1,685 applicants.

How much does Saint Johns University cost?

At Saint Johns University, tuition is $55,816. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Johns University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $76,786. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University — 94.8% admitted
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota — 92.8% admitted
College of Saint Benedict — 91.5% admitted
The College of Saint Scholastica — 93% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.