Private Nonprofit · Queens, New York

St. John's University-New York

St. John's University-New York is a private nonprofit institution in Queens, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$69,571
10-yr median earnings
83.4%
Acceptance rate
$29,999
Avg net price / yr
67.2%
150%-time completion

The verdict

St. John's University-New York pairs top-10% former-student earnings with open admission.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 8%
former-student earnings, US
83.4%
acceptance rate
67.2%
150%-time completion
+28%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this St. John's University-New York profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C
College Value Score
55/100
St. John's University-New York

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A+
$69,571
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,999
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
67.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
74.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C
78.7%
First-year students returning for year two
St. John's University-New York vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$69,571

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$29,999

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

67.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 67.2%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - St. John's University-New York vs peers

St. John's University-New York positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. St. John's University-New York positioned by… Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Prof Doctoral/P… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $28K $108K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $62K Avg Net Price ($) St. John's University-New York (you are here): $70K earn · $30K net · 67% grad You are here - St. John's Univers… Columbia University in the City of New York: $102K earn · $22K net · 96% grad Columbia Universit… Bryant & Stratton College-Online: $33K earn · $15K net · 21% grad Bryant & Stratton … Fordham University: $86K earn · $44K net · 81% grad Fordham University Pace University: $70K earn · $31K net · 61% grad Pace University The New School: $53K earn · $59K net · 70% grad The New School Allen School-Jamaica: $34K earn · $31K net · 75% grad CUNY York College: $57K earn · $4K net · 31% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How St. John's University-New York ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

St. John's University-New York: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$69,571 Top 8% higher than 92% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric St. John's University-New York National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $69,571 #388 of 5103 92nd
Average net price $29,999 #4480 of 5020 11th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 67.2% #1655 of 4858 66th
Undergraduate enrollment 9,477 #369 of 5462 93rd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

9,477
Undergraduate enrollment
83.4%
Acceptance rate
1,244
SAT average
67.2%
150%-time completion
$69,571
10-yr median earnings
78.7%
First-year retention

How St. John's University-New York ranks in New York

State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric St. John's University-New York State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $69,571 #55 of 299 82nd
Average net price $29,999 #271 of 328 17th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 67.2% #146 of 322 55th
Undergraduate enrollment 9,477 #25 of 367 93rd

Highest former-student earnings in New York

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$131,426$29,882
2Helene Fuld College of Nursing$111,027$47,181
3SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University$109,601-
4Center for Allied Health Education$107,249$48,150
5Miami Ad School-New York$106,192-
6St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens$104,403$26,315
7Cornell University$104,043$28,690
8Weill Medical College of Cornell University$104,043-
9Columbia University in the City of New York$102,491$21,590
10Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$102,051$36,228
11Cochran School of Nursing$99,503-
12Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing$96,980-
55St. John's University-New YorkThis school$69,571$29,999

Admissions

Admission Rate 83.4%
SAT Average 1,244
SAT Math (25th-75th) 570 – 670
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 580 – 670
ACT Average 26
ACT (25th-75th) 24 – 29
0%100%83.4%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at St. John's University-New York

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at St. John's University-New York - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $53,020
Out-of-State Tuition $53,020
Average Net Price $29,999
24.2%
Pell Grant Rate
27.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at St. John's University-New York swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $23,286 to $29,113 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -7.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$23,286
Highest year
$29,113
Most recent (2023)
$26,985
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $29,1132014: $28,0322015: $27,0442016: $26,5312017: $25,7472018: $25,7922019: $27,1302020: $27,2102021: $23,2862022: $26,2762023: $26,985
2013 · $29,1132023 · $26,985

Over the same years, enrollment went -12.6% (11,147 → 9,742 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

59.0%
Female
31.6%
First Generation

Outcomes

78.7%
Retention Rate
$54,189
Median Earnings (6yr)
70.4%
Earning Over $25K
74.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 67.2%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 78.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $54,189
Median earnings 10 years after entry $69,571
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 70.4%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 74.2%
Median federal student debt At completion $25,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $265/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 34 2,178 $70,229 $142,774 $25,137
Master's 26 993 $84,381 $121,339 $45,116
Doctoral 3 88 $140,269 $170,203 $58,988
First Professional 2 411 $128,045 $143,765 $104,444
Graduate Certificate 2 52 $103,371 $106,313 $51,250

Top programs at St. John's University-New York by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Educational Administration and Supervision Doctoral 35 $170,203 $51,307
Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral 31 $153,334 -
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration First Professional 175 $143,765 $96,870
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's 23 $142,774 $27,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Master's 63 $121,339 $28,055
Taxation Master's 27 $120,205 $28,690
Law First Professional 236 $112,325 $112,017
Accounting and Related Services Master's 76 $109,990 $22,685
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's 25 $109,396 $19,500
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Graduate Certificate 23 $106,313 -
Insurance Bachelor's 50 $105,688 $24,072
Chemistry Master's 8 $101,669 -
Educational Administration and Supervision Graduate Certificate 29 $100,429 $51,250
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's 131 $98,970 $26,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Doctoral 22 $97,270 $66,669

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at St. John's University-New York?
St. John's University-New York is a private nonprofit institution in Queens, New York. The acceptance rate is 83.4%. The average SAT score is 1,244. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,477 students.
How much do St. John's University-New York former students earn?
Federally aided former students at St. John's University-New York who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $69,571 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $54,189.
How much does St. John's University-New York cost?
The average net price at St. John's University-New York is $29,999. In-state tuition is $53,020 and out-of-state tuition is $53,020. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at St. John's University-New York?
St. John's University-New York has a 67.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 78.7%.
Is St. John's University-New York worth the student debt?
The median student debt at St. John's University-New York is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $69,571 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 74.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from St. John's University-New York

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