St. John's College
Private College in Annapolis, MD. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $51,584.
Students who entered St. John's College land at a median of $51,584 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate of 71% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates leave owing a median of $27,000 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
At 55%, the acceptance rate makes St. John's College a school worth applying to with alternatives in hand. With 849 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield sits at 25% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 38% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 680–750 | 44 (38%) |
| SAT Math | 590–690 | |
| ACT Composite | 27–32 | 14 (12%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at St. John's College →Academics
A 71% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 83% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. At 8:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 488 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 488 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,930 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $42,528 at $0–30k, $45,828 at $110k+. Most students get help: 91% receive grants worth $26,030 on average. About 46% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 136 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 | $42,528 |
| $30–48k | $46,145 |
| $48–75k | $44,755 |
| $75–110k | $49,373 |
| $110k+ | $45,828 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 225 of these 488 students, totalling $1,490,138 — an average of $6,623 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Anne Arundel 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)