by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend St. John’s College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The cost of attendance at St. John’s College stands at about $53,018.00 per year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $40,504.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,514.00 |
| Total cost | $53,018.00 |
| That is 62% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $53,018.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$29,150.00 |
| Net price | $23,868.00 |
| That is 27% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $53,018.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$39,810.00 |
| Net price | $13,208.00 |
| That is 60% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page and room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at a recent average of 4.0% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $13,736.00 | $24,823.00 | $55,139.00 |
| Senior year | $15,452.00 | $27,923.00 | $62,026.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $58,333.00 | $105,412.00 | $234,152.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,223.00 | $40,158.00 | $89,203.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $671.00 | $1,213.00 | $2,695.00 |
| Total amount paid | $80,555.00 | $145,570.00 | $323,355.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $13,736.00 | $24,823.00 | $55,139.00 |
| Senior year | $14,286.00 | $25,816.00 | $57,346.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $28,023.00 | $50,639.00 | $112,485.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,676.00 | $19,292.00 | $42,853.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $322.00 | $583.00 | $1,294.00 |
| Total amount paid | $38,698.00 | $69,931.00 | $155,338.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $26,674.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $24,351.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $14,669.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,405.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,836.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,282.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,017.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s St. John’s College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of St. John’s College works out to $13,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,750.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $13,500.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $35,488.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,000.00 |
| Middle income | $12,000.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $7,000.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,050.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
First-gen students at St. John’s College take on $3,050.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of St. John’s College works out to $7,938.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate category at St. John’s College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.3% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at St. John’s College amount to $35,600,234.00 spread across 2,065 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $18,732.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through St. John’s College, a few questions are worth asking:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.