by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend St. John’s University-New York, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending St. John’s University-New York comes to about $61,931.00 annually.
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 | $53,020.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $8,911.00 |
| Total cost | $61,931.00 |
| That is 89% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $61,931.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$35,528.00 |
| Net price | $26,403.00 |
| That is 20% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $61,931.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$37,740.00 |
| Net price | $24,191.00 |
| That is 26% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page and room and board. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at a recent average of 4.8% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. 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. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $25,355.00 | $27,674.00 | $64,912.00 |
| Senior year | $29,196.00 | $31,865.00 | $74,743.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $108,982.00 | $118,947.00 | $279,002.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $41,518.00 | $45,314.00 | $106,290.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,254.00 | $1,369.00 | $3,211.00 |
| Total amount paid | $150,500.00 | $164,261.00 | $385,292.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $25,355.00 | $27,674.00 | $64,912.00 |
| Senior year | $26,576.00 | $29,006.00 | $68,036.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $51,931.00 | $56,680.00 | $132,948.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $19,784.00 | $21,593.00 | $50,648.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $598.00 | $652.00 | $1,530.00 |
| Total amount paid | $71,715.00 | $78,273.00 | $183,596.00 |
Jump to the net-price detail in the net-price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,999.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $26,985.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,468.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,386.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $27,197.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $30,164.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $31,582.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the St. John’s University-New York Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving St. John’s University-New York is $19,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $19,500.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $32,500.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. 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 | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at St. John’s University-New York comes to $-50.00.
The federal default-rate tier for St. John’s University-New York is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 8.1% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at St. John’s University-New York total $1,372,655,342.00 covering 51,945 borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 116 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $22,370.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about St. John’s University-New York, the questions below are worth your time:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
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.