St. John's College - Annapolis

"It should be clear that [St. John's] is a place only for those who read and who are interested in ideas and fundamental questions."
-Loren Pope

CHARACTER

• Founded in 1696 as King William's School; chartered in 1784 as St. John's College.

• New Program in Liberal Education introduced in 1937 as an all-required program in Liberal Arts, based on seminal works of Western Civilization.

• Second campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico

WORTH NOTING

• "Books, books, and more books is what you'll get at St. John's," notes The Fiske Guide, which also observes that the college "attracts smart, intellectual, and nonconformist students who like to talk (and argue) about books. Easy to get in, not so easy to graduate."

• A study by the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, adjusting for institutional size and number of degrees granted, found that St. John's is among the most productive sources of future PhDs. About 70% of St. John's alumni pursue their formal education beyond the baccalaureate degree at some point in their careers.

• Maryland's Hodson Trust has endowed an extensive internship program that enables St. John's students to design career-related work experiences during the summer months. This competitive program awards stipends providing financial support for projects that might otherwise be unavailable or go unfunded.

• The Princeton Review reports that "St. John's has one of the most personal admissions processes in the country."

ENROLLMENT

• 492 students

• 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio

• Average class size: 14

• Approximately 85% students come from out of state; students represent 43 states and 17 foreign countries.

FACULTY & ACADEMICS

• 100% of faculty teach undergraduates.

• No teaching assistants

• All classes are discussion-based; no lecture courses; no textbooks.

TUITION & FEES

• Tuition: $38,854

• Room and Board: $9,284

• 65% of students receive some form of financial aid.

• Average grant: $20,500

CAMPUS LIFE

• 79% of students live on campus.

• Extensive intramural sports program.

• Extracurricular arts program is free to students.

• Second campus option; students may transfer between the Annapolis and Santa Fe campuses.

ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS

• Middle 50% SAT scores: Critical Reading 640-740; Math 590-680

• 34 students with National Merit Honors

• Of those reporting rank, 34% were in the top 10% of their high school class; 54% were in the top 20%.