St. John's College
St. John's College is a private nonprofit college in Santa Fe, NM, with about 409 students on campus.
The short version on St. John's College
Every degree St. John's College awards is in liberal arts
St. John's College awards degrees in a single field, liberal arts. Majors ↓
St. John's College is very small
About 409 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Rent in Santa Fe is above the state median
Median rent in Santa Fe is $1,463 a month, 37% above the state median. Living in Santa Fe ↓
A large share of international students
12% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into St. John's College?
of applicants admitted
About 11 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1426.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $55,824 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,674.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $76,212 over 4 years · 66% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 88% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
The students
368 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Santa Fe
6% of Santa Fe’s 89,837 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Santa Fe pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from St. John's College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.