St. John's College
Annapolis, Maryland · Also known as SJC · Website
$51,584
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,584
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St. John's College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Annapolis, Maryland with 471 undergraduates and 112 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $45,597 a year (tuition and fees $40,684). It admits 55% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,584 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$45,597
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,684
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,584
Rank 1,358 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $45,597
- Tuition and fees
- $40,684
- Cost of attendance
- $55,540
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $42,528
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $46,145
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $44,755
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $49,373
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,828
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,119 in 2015-16 to $40,684 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1,372
- SAT reading, middle
- 705
- SAT math, middle
- 680
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 471
- Graduate students
- 112
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 3
- Endowment
- $210.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,358 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $45,597 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,684 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,483 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,584 | $44,910 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 73% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $27,000 | $25,307 | $44,652 | $53,072 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | $43,899 | Withheld | $65,716 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Annapolis and Maryland on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Maryland
- Homes: Homes for sale in Maryland
Questions and answers
How much does St. John's College cost?
$45,597 a year is the average net price at St. John's College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,684, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,540. Families earning under $30,000 pay $42,528 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St. John's College?
55% of applicants are admitted to St. John's College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,372 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do St. John's College graduates earn?
$51,584 a year is the median pay of former St. John's College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,483 after 6 years). That ranks 1,358 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's) at $43,899.
How much student debt do St. John's College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St. John's College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St. John's College?
71% of first-time, full-time students at St. John's College finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St. John's College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (91 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (26 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.