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St. John's College

St. John's College is a private campus in suburban Annapolis, MD. International students are a visible presence at St. John's College — 13.8% of its 471 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$21,627

family income
under $30k

$16,625

$30–48k

$24,052

$48–75k

$25,716

$75–110k

$38,362

over $110k

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

Average net price

$45,5972023–24Skip 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 St. John's College rose from $26,727 (2008) to $45,597 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$26,727
2009	$25,237
2010	$28,217
2011	$30,586
2012	$29,270
2013	$29,456
2014	$26,863
2015	$29,376
2016	$26,808
2017	$23,921
2018	$27,491
2019	$27,993
2020	$29,233
2021	$26,243
2022	$27,934
2023	$45,597

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,5402024–25Skip 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 St. John's College rose from $50,118 (2009) to $55,540 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,118
2010	$51,372
2011	$53,556
2012	$55,370
2013	$56,867
2014	$58,321
2015	$60,228
2016	$61,910
2017	$63,423
2018	$65,163
2019	$67,325
2020	$50,001
2021	$50,439
2022	$51,458
2023	$52,683
2024	$55,540

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	$24,770
2001	$25,790
2002	$27,410
2003	$29,040
2004	$30,770
2005	$32,575
2006	$36,306
2007	$36,596
2008	$39,154
2013	$46,296
2014	$47,726
2015	$49,119
2016	$50,353
2017	$51,795
2018	$53,343
2019	$35,635
2020	$35,935
2021	$36,170
2022	$37,260
2023	$39,126

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

St. John's College reports published tuition of $40,684 in this record. St. John's College's $40,684 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

St. John's College reports 471 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

71.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at St. John's College 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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71.4%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 St. John's College has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 77.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 71.4%.

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	71.2%
1992 cohort	70.1%
1993 cohort	74.6%
1994 cohort	71.2%
1995 cohort	64%
1996 cohort	62.3%
1997 cohort	63.9%
1998 cohort	71.3%
1999 cohort	74.4%
2000 cohort	67.9%
2001 cohort	71.2%
2002 cohort	71%
2003 cohort	60.3%
2004 cohort	72.9%
2005 cohort	69.1%
2006 cohort	66.9%
2007 cohort	63.4%
2008 cohort	71.9%
2009 cohort	71.2%
2010 cohort	76.3%
2011 cohort	66.7%
2012 cohort	75.5%
2013 cohort	68.9%
2014 cohort	65.5%
2015 cohort	75.5%
2016 cohort	77.2%
2017 cohort	67.4%
2018 cohort	71.4%

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)	$16,675	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$3,438
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,097	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,000	$5,188
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$6,457
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,362
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$5,500

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

$34,483

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,004

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,584

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

St. John's College admitted 469 of 849 applicants in Fall 2024. The 55.2% rate describes that application pool.

55.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,126 tuition · 2023–24 471 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1270–14401600

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Admissions

St. John's College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For St. John's College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 680–750 and Math was 590–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1270–1440 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	680	720	750
SAT Math	590	650	690
ACT Composite	27	30	32

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, St. John's College received 849 applications and admitted 469 (55.2%), with 117 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

55.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read St. John's College's change from 78.2% to 55.2% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.2%
Fall 2002	70.7%
Fall 2003	73.3%
Fall 2004	67.3%
Fall 2005	75.9%
Fall 2006	80.5%
Fall 2007	80.7%
Fall 2008	81.3%
Fall 2009	80.5%
Fall 2010	81%
Fall 2011	78.1%
Fall 2012	82.3%
Fall 2013	81%
Fall 2014	87%
Fall 2015	78.3%
Fall 2016	53.3%
Fall 2017	54.4%
Fall 2018	57.6%
Fall 2019	59.9%
Fall 2020	61.4%
Fall 2021	53.1%
Fall 2022	49.9%
Fall 2023	44.3%
Fall 2024	55.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1270–1440Fall 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	1230	1410
Fall 2003	1260	1440
Fall 2004	1260	1450
Fall 2005	1250	1440
Fall 2010	1210	1430
Fall 2011	1210	1410
Fall 2014	1220	1430
Fall 2016	1180	1440
Fall 2017	1280	1450
Fall 2018	1200	1460
Fall 2019	1210	1430
Fall 2021	1290	1480
Fall 2022	1250	1460
Fall 2023	1250	1500
Fall 2024	1270	1440

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–32Fall 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 2010	27	30
Fall 2011	25	30
Fall 2014	28	31
Fall 2016	27	33
Fall 2017	26	32
Fall 2018	24	33
Fall 2019	26	32
Fall 2021	27	30
Fall 2022	30	33
Fall 2023	29	32
Fall 2024	27	32

IPEDS Fall 2010–2024, 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

471Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at St. John's College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 509 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 471.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	465
Fall 2003	472
Fall 2004	473
Fall 2005	474
Fall 2006	509
Fall 2007	481
Fall 2008	489
Fall 2009	463
Fall 2010	463
Fall 2011	490
Fall 2012	449
Fall 2013	443
Fall 2014	429
Fall 2015	406
Fall 2016	434
Fall 2017	458
Fall 2018	474
Fall 2019	494
Fall 2020	383
Fall 2021	473
Fall 2022	462
Fall 2023	488
Fall 2024	471

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%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 St. John's College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 91% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 83%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	84%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	86%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	90%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	89%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	86%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about St. John's College

Faculty pay at St. John's College averages $107,028 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes St. John's College as a primarily residential campus of 471 undergraduates — and 82.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

St. John's College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1270–1440 — their midpoint is above the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on St. John's College'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 St. John's College 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

St. John's College55.2%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

St. John's College$40,684

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

St. John's College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

St. John's College$51,584

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

St. John's College, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	St. John's College	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	55.2%	76.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,684	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,584	$61,797	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does St. John's College report?

St. John's College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1270–1440 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is St. John's College's acceptance rate?

55.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 469 admitted from 849 applicants.

How much does St. John's College cost?

At St. John's College, tuition is $40,684. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does St. John's College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,584. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

Washington College — 56.9% admitted
University of Maryland-College Park — 44.8% admitted
Coppin State University — 45.8% admitted
Washington Adventist University — 46.2% 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. Read the date and population definitions.