Saint Johns
River State College
Public Community College in Palatka, FL. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $41,728.
Students who entered Saint Johns River State College reach a median of $41,728 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 49% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $12,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
49% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 20% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 19:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. With 7,066 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,909 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,712 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,157 at $0–30k against $6,860 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 45% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 12% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 613 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,157 |
| $30–48k | $4,635 |
| $48–75k | $6,860 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 479 of these 3,909 students, totalling $3,095,615 — an average of $6,463 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Putnam County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)