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St. John's College

Students comparing St. John's College on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico368 undergraduatesMean consensus percentile 37Private nonprofitSmall enrollmentResearch university

The short answer

St. John's College: U.S. News ranks it #83 on National Liberal Arts Colleges (2026); Washington Monthly ranks it #532 on Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars (2026); Princeton Review lists it on Best Colleges (Overall) (2026) — #25 Best College Library. It enrolls 368 undergraduates, admits 53.1% of applicants, and posts a 54.9% six-year graduation rate. Out-of-state tuition is $40,504; aid recipients pay $26,674 on average. Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,985.

The six numbers that matter most

Acceptance rate
53.1%

Below the dataset median of 76%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Average net price
$26,674

53% below the $56,592 published price

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardAverage for full-time first-time aid recipients, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median earnings, 10 yrs
$44,985

Below the dataset median of $54,053

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMedian earnings 10 years after entry, working and not enrolled, College Scorecard June 2026 release

6-year graduation rate
54.9%

About the dataset median

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent six-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median debt at graduation
Not reportedNot reported by St. John's College in the most recent federal collection.

U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard

SAT middle 50%
1290–1460

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardSum of reported reading and math section percentiles for the most recent entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release. Section percentiles added together approximate, but do not exactly equal, the composite score range.

Where St. John's ranks, and why the answers differ

Each publisher's position, the list it belongs to, and how many institutions it was drawn from.

SourceListRank
US News2026National Liberal Arts Colleges#83of 210Liberal arts colleges
Forbes2026America's Top CollegesNot ranked by this source
Washington Monthly2026Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars#532of 1,504Tuition & tax value (WM)
WSJ2026Best Colleges in the U.S.Not ranked by this source
Niche2026Best Colleges (Overall)Not ranked by this source
Money2026Best Value CollegesNot ranked by this source
Princeton Review2026Best Colleges (Overall)#25 Best College LibraryListedOverall (Niche)
QS2026World University RankingsNot ranked by this source

Methodology sensitivity: St. John's's position moves 4 percentile points depending on which published list you read. That is unusually stable — its standing barely depends on whose formula you use. How we compute this

Ranking positions are the editorial property of their publishers and are reproduced here with attribution for comparison and commentary. Follow each source link for its full list and methodology.

About St. John's

St. John's College is a private nonprofit institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Federal data show 82.4% first-year retention and a 7:1 student-faculty ratio. Figures on this page come from College Scorecard and IPEDS; publisher rankings shown here are transcribed from named sources and checked in our dataset.

Strengths and honest considerations

Strengths

  • Cost and outcome metrics on this profile come directly from federal collections, not self-reported marketing sheets.
  • Net price $26,674 reflects what aid recipients actually paid in the most recent federal reporting year.

Considerations

  • This school may not appear on every publisher list we track; an empty rankings table means no tracked publisher ranked it, not missing federal data.
  • Compare $56,592 sticker cost against $26,674 net price before ruling a school in or out on price alone.
  • Publishers we have not loaded yet, or lists that omit this school, show as “not ranked by this source” — that is expected.

Who this school genuinely fits

Students comparing St. John's College on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

What it costs

Published price, then what families actually pay after grants and scholarships.

Tuition & fees
$40,504

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Undergraduates on Pell grants
27.0%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardShare of undergraduates, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Room & board
$16,088

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Published cost of attendance comes to roughly $56,592 a year, but the average family pays $26,674 — a 53% difference. 27.0% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal marker of low family income.

Net price varies enormously by income band, so run St. John's's net price calculator for your own household before drawing conclusions. Why net price is the only cost number that matters.

Programs and academics

Most popular majors

  1. 1Business
  2. 2Biology
  3. 3Psychology
  4. 4Computer Science
  5. 5Economics

Standout programs

    Student-faculty ratio
    7:1

    IPEDS / National Center for Education StatisticsIPEDS 2023 fall enrollment

    First-year retention
    82.4%

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent first-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    Undergraduate enrollment
    368

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    St. John's: questions families ask

    Out-of-state tuition is $40,504 and on-campus room and board is $16,088, for a published total of $56,592 before aid. The average net price for first-time full-time students receiving aid is $26,674.

    The most recent federal admissions rate reported to the Department of Education is 53.1%. Test policy as reported in IPEDS: see the admissions section on this page for the institution's own category.

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