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St. John's College

Annapolis, MDQuad's selectivitySelective
Known forTest-optional heavy
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What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: 55.0% admitted (fall 2024: 55.2%)St. John's College (Fall 2025)

Source:St. John's College (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2024

6 in 10 applicants admitted

St. John's admits about 6 in 10 applicants (55%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 81% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

55%

55%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

849

Admitted

469

Yield

25%

of admits enroll

SAT middle 50%

1270–1440

10001600
ACT middle 50%

27–32

1836
Applications +146% since fall 2014 · admit rate 87% → 55%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 471 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

471

undergrads · larger than 20% of colleges

Diversity index

0.57

Pell Grant

20%

below the median

Large suburb
More diverse · index 0.43 → 0.57 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (100% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,316 a year on instruction per student.

8 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 89% of colleges

Most popular major

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

$44.7K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$15.3K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $33,476 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $9.2K more than the national median. The 90% who received grants paid $30,930 on average; the other 10% paid the full sticker price of $55,540.

40%

$33.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $9.2K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$55,540 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
40% · avg $43K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 40% of full price

Federal loans

46%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost falling · −23% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $51,584 ten years after enrolling, more than at 43% of colleges; 70% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.6 years of that salary.

70%

70%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$51.6K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$27K

≈ $286/month for 10 years

Retention

83%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 72% → 71% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 28% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 23%, as grants covered less of it. Applications rose 146% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 87% to 55%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −23% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +146%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 87% → 55% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.43 → 0.57

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

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IPEDS unit ID 163976 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything