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St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (11% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 46% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,576 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,010 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 63 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010110% 211
    Graduates in this field earn $53,989 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.7% 174
    Graduates in this field earn $71,271 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01016.7% 134
    Graduates in this field earn $62,672 4 years out
  4. Finance, General 52.08016.4% 128
    Graduates in this field earn $98,970 4 years out
  5. Legal Studies 22.00006.1% 123
    Graduates in this field earn $65,316 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 7.6% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (284 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$142,774 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $100,883

    4 years after completion$142,774
    National median: $70,786Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $118,504 · Non-Pell: $125,924(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,396 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,432

    4 years after completion$109,396
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    Median federal debt: $19,500 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Insurance$105,688 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,752

    4 years after completion$105,688
    National median: $88,472Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,769 · Non-Pell: $81,974(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,072 · 92 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Finance and Financial Management Services$98,970 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $51,259

    4 years after completion$98,970
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,207 · Non-Pell: $62,586(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,000 · 260 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$91,878 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,495

    4 years after completion$91,878
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $75,903 · Non-Pell: $80,647(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,495 · 173 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 17 to 1 in its Common Data Set (14,163 students, 843 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

32%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 5% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91487%
10–1952025%
20–2974935%
30–3947322%
40–491326%
50–99804%
100+161%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Teacher certification
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty46%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$121,667

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$13,576
$13,576
← Lessmore than 67% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$56,895
$56,895
← Lessmore than 64% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;St. John's University-New York Common Data Set 2016–17, Fall 2016;St. John's University-New York Common Data Set 2016–17, 2016–17;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)