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Saint Johns University Data & Information Overview

13 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
89% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Saint Johns University Ranked?

#625 Best Colleges in Nation
#26 Best Colleges in MN
Accounting Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Saint Johns University was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, SJU is ranked #625 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

SJU is also ranked #26 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SJU?

89% Acceptance Rate
6% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 89%, some consider SJU to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to SJU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 545 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Saint Johns University  ( 540 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Saint Johns University  ( 545 to 620 )
200
800
SJU received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for Saint Johns University  ( 22 to 28 )
1
36

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Saint Johns University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
87% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at SJU it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Johns University is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  87 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Saint Johns University

85% Freshmen Retention
70% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Saint Johns University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SJU for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

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Saint Johns University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,546 Full-Time Undergraduates
17.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
4.0% Percent International

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,569 undergraduates at SJU with 1,546 being full-time and 23 being part-time.

How Much Does Saint Johns University Cost?

$25,487 Net Price
61% Take Out Loans
$38,076 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SJU is $25,487. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SJU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,314 $16,058 $19,658 $25,639 $30,928

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SJU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SJU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $9,519 a year. That adds up to $38,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SJU is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do SJU Graduates Make?

$68,716 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from SJU make around $68,716 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future SJU graduates since it is 62% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Saint Johns University

Minnesota State
1,546 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Located in Collegeville, Minnesota, Saint Johns University is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for SJU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville, MN 56321
Phone: 320-363-2011
Website: https://csbsju.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/twocolleges?ref=ts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSBSJU

Saint Johns University Majors

36 Majors With Completions
399 Undergraduate Degrees
26 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from Saint Johns University. Of these students, 399 received undergraduate degrees and 26 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 65 $46,954
Accounting 52 $56,846
Computer Science 33 $67,462
General Biology 27 $31,115
Economics 27 $46,199
Communication & Media Studies 25 NA
Political Science & Government 23 $39,348
General Psychology 23 $24,860
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 21 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 10 $27,613

Learn more about the majors offered at Saint Johns University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SJU

4% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 62 students took at least one online class at Saint Johns University. This is an increase from the 49 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 62 41
2019-2020 49 26
2018-2019 15 8
2017-2018 3 0
2016-2017 17 8

Learn more about online learning at Saint Johns University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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