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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $37,808 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $13.5K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $29,656 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $73,787.

−17% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price
$73,787 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
32% · avg $37K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)

Cost by family income

Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).

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$0$20K$40K$60K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $74KLittle need-based aid above $110KMerit: $37K
  • Published federal figures
  • With an average merit award: $37K · proxy: 32% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$28K a year
$30–48K$28K a year
$48–75K$29K a year
$75–110K$32K a year
$150KPublished data end at $110K
$200KPublished data end at $110K
$250KPublished data end at $110K
$300KPublished data end at $110K
$350KPublished data end at $110K
$400K and abovePublished data end at $110K
$150K a year

At $150K: Published data end at $110K

Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.

Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.

What can change this

  • Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
  • Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
Average total cost per year, all first-years (est.)

$37,808

Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24

Full price$73,787
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$35,979

100% got grants averaging $35,979; 0% got none.

= Average total cost$37,808
Tuition & fees$50.1KRoom & board$19.9KBooks & supplies$775Other expenses$3K

Who pays what

Received grants · 100%$29,656 averagenet price after grants
No grants · 0%$73,787full sticker price

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Compared to all colleges$37,808
National median: $24,284Above typical

Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.

14.0% of full-time undergraduates at St. John's University-New York pay more than the published tuition because tuition varies by program.

Median debt at graduation

$25K

≈ $265/month for 10 years

Payback estimate

2.2 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan28%
National median: 45%Below typical

About 1 in 4 undergrads borrows federally.

Median federal debt, by background

Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.

Pell Grant recipients$19,450
No Pell Grant$19,500
Family income under $30K$19,000
$30K–$75K$19,500
Over $75K$19,500

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full15%
  • Paying it down21%
  • Payments paused34%
  • Not paying it down21%
  • Behind or in default9%
  • Forgiven or discharged0%

Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.

Who actually gets aid

49%of full price

Aid generosity

Generous

Grants cover 49% of the $73,787 full price on average across all first-years (generous), more than at 72% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.

$35,979 in grants per first-year ÷ $73,787 full price.

Compared to every college49%
49%
← Limitedmore generous than 72% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (2,664), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $35,979 No grants

Where the aid comes from

From the college100% · avg $31.6K
Pell Grants45% · avg $6.1K
State or local grants42%
Student loans45% · avg $8.2K

Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (2,664)

  • Federal aid + grants1,804avg grant $35.5K
  • Grants, no federal aid860avg grant $36.9K
  • No grants0pay full price

Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.

By family income: only students who received federal aid (1,804 of 2,664), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K463$37.7K
$30–48K332$37.9K
$48–75K362$36.2K
$75–110K211$33.3K
$110K+436$31.9K

Applying for aid

For fall 2017 entrants.

To apply for aid: the FAFSA and a state aid form.

Priority date: December 15 · Deadline: none · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from January 25 · Reply by: May 1

Dates for fall 2017 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.

What the college's own scholarships consider

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A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;St. John's University-New York Common Data Set 2016–17, 2017–18;St. John's University-New York Common Data Set 2016–17, 2015–16;St. John's University-New York Common Data Set 2016–17, Fall 2017 entrants;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)