Saint Johns University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Saint Johns University

Saint Johns University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Collegeville, Minnesota (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,395 students of which 1,506 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Saint Johns University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,183 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,672, with published in-state tuition of $55,816 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.8%. Graduates earn a median of $76,786 ten years after enrolling, compared with $59,843 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 70100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.