Private nonprofit · College

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico · Fringe rural

#3 graduation rate in New Mexico#4 for grad earnings in New Mexico
53.1%
Admit rate
$26,674
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
$44,985
Median earnings

St. John's College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico (fringe rural setting), enrolling 368 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 368 undergradsFringe ruralSelective · 53% admitCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against St. John's College's admitted students.

Admit rate
53.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
1290–1460
Avg GPA (est.)
3.90

Enter a test score to see where you land against St. John's College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and St. John's College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Mexico. In 1598, Juan de Oñate established the area as Santa Fe de Nuevo México, a province of New Spain. Santa Fe is well known as a center for arts and for its multiculturalism; since 2005, it has been designated as a UNESCO Creative City in Crafts and Folk Art. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
516 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Santa Fe (SAF)

How St. John's College compares

Selectivity53.1%

More selective than 82% · #2 most selective of 6 in New Mexico

SAT average1426

Higher than 91%

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 50% · #3 of 10 in New Mexico

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,985

Higher than 24% · #4 of 10 in New Mexico

Average net price$26,674

Cheaper than 24% · #9 cheapest of 10 in New Mexico

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment368

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare St. John's College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Mexico.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

467students
  • Undergraduate36879%
  • Graduate9921%

Undergraduates by gender

368undergrads
  • Women14138%
  • Men22762%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black0.8%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial22%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
368
Graduate enrollment
99
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$43,212
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$88,650
Endowment
$112,735,358

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
53.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1290–1460
SAT average
1426
SAT reading
680–750
SAT math
610–710
ACT composite
28–34
Average GPA (estimated)
3.90

Cost

In-state tuition
$40,504
Room & board
$16,088
Books & supplies
$426
Total cost of attendance
$55,824
Average net price
$26,674

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
39%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,770
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,985
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
42%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
70%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
42%
First-generation
36%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
374
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$8,054
Meal plan (year)
$7,414
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
6.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (467 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.0reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.0
Aggravated assault
0.7
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,014
$30–48k
$17,151
$48–75k
$19,053
$75–110k
$21,551
$110k+
$35,680

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$84,271

$19,053/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

92%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$22,822
average award, among those who get one

St. John's College discounts heavily: 92% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $22,822. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 88 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,985
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
38%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$44,367
Men
$47,295

Men out-earn women by $2,928 (7%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
14.7″
Annual snow
28.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa FE Seton, NM US station (4.7 mi from campus).

What St. John's College graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.