St. John's College - Santa Fe

"This is a school that inspires self-confidence, that makes its students believe they can do anything."
-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 Annapolis, Maryland.

WORTH NOTING

• Fiske Guide to Colleges states, "St. John's may be the most intellectual college in the country...."

• St. John's College has been invited to join The Davis United World College Scholars Program and the 88 colleges and universities across the United States who, as members, are committed to building cross-cultural understanding across their campuses and around the globe in the 21st century by enrolling graduates from the twelve United World Colleges worldwide.

• A recent study ranked St. John's among the top 30 colleges and universities in the nation with respect to the number of Ph.D.s earned by alumni in relation to size and number of undergraduate degrees granted. Moreover, the study found that the doctoral degrees earned were evenly divided between the humanities and the sciences.

ENROLLMENT

• 441 undergraduates

• 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio

• Average class size: 14.5

• Approximately 95% of students are from out of state; students represent 50 states and 13 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

• 70% of students receive some form of financial aid.

• Average grant: $19,280

CAMPUS LIFE

• 74% of students live on campus.

• Extensive intramural sports program, wilderness recreation, karate, fencing, downhill skiing, and river rafting.

• Extracurricular fine and performing arts.

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

• Student newspaper, government, and community service.

ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS

• Middle 50% SAT scores: Critical Reading 630-760; Math 590-680

• 25 students with National Merit Honors

• Of those reporting rank, 27% were in the top 10% of their high school class, 50% were in the top 20%, and 86% were in the top half.