St. John's College
Santa Fe, NM · Private · Rural (fringe) · SJC
Private institution in Santa Fe, NM · 369 undergraduates · 49% acceptance rate · $44,985 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 12%Average SAT
- Top 16%Acceptance rate
- Top 19%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
- $24,3511,438th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,9461,604th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,9461,565th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,0181,550th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,9851,355th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,7701,595th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.0%772nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.4%755th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 49.5%257th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1367120th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3691,753rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.2%1,495th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 297 mi (DEN)
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.
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 | $22,572 | $20,140 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1964source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St. John's College’s 369 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NM
- University of the SouthwestHobbs, NM · 337 undergrads
- Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NM · 307 undergrads
- Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, NM · 859 undergrads
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM · 1,122 undergrads
- Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, NM · 1,134 undergrads
- New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, NM · 1,561 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Naropa UniversityBoulder, CO · 368 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
- The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA · 371 undergrads
- Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle Rock, AR · 373 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA · 373 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesjc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 245652)
- Compare colleges in NMRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New MexicoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with University of the SouthwestSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: St. John's College vs University of the SouthwestHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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