St. John's College
Annapolis, MD · Private · Large suburb · SJC
Private institution in Annapolis, MD · 488 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate · $51,584 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 11%Average SAT
- Top 13%Acceptance rate
- Top 14%Median ACT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $27,9341,636th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,1261,613th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,1261,575th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,6831,542nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,584992nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,4831,560th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.4%519th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.5%289th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 44.3%212th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1381111th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4881,686th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.1%1,599th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 17 mi (BWI)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 15
- EANov 15
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $28,960 | $21,052 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St. John's College’s 488 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
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Elsewhere
- Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, AR · 490 undergrads
- Angeles CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 484 undergrads
- College of Biblical Studies-HoustonHouston, TX · 482 undergrads
- Parker UniversityDallas, TX · 494 undergrads
- Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA · 480 undergrads
- Landmark CollegePutney, VT · 480 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesjc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 163976)
- Compare colleges in MDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MarylandEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Washington Adventist UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: St. John's College vs Washington Adventist UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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