Saint John's University (MN)

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (61%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,406
Men / Women 100% / 0%
From State 83%
From Region 1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 8%
Asian 4%
Black 4%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Saint John's University (MN) 329 100% 83% 3% 3% 6% 3% $84,337 82 +0.43 78 98%
Computer Science 22 — 100% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $103,321 27 -0.63 92 96% — — — —
Data Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,954 8 -1.42 73 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $74,304 73 +0.26 63 — — — — —
Computational Mathematics — — — — — — — — $86,549 22 -0.70 81 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +3 100% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $77,963 49 -0.28 70 — — — — —
Physics 6 +2 100% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $84,620 58 +0.07 79 — — — — —
Physics & Applied Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,043 60 +0.10 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 100% 77% 8% 0% 8% 8% $79,941 81 +0.75 73 — — — — —
Biology 17 — 100% 59% 12% 6% 12% 0% $83,660 97 +2.00 78 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 — 100% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $59,211 58 +0.07 25 100% — — — —
Natural Sciences — — — — — — — — $64,392 80 +0.72 38 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $65,816 59 +0.18 42 — — — — —
Exercise Science 16 — 100% 88% 0% 6% 6% 0% $67,481 76 +0.66 47 — — — — —
Nursing 11 — 100% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $88,384 40 -0.38 82 — — — — —
Accounting 44 — 100% 86% 2% 2% 5% 5% $97,665 75 +0.69 89 98% — — — —
Business Administration 100 +3 100% 85% 3% 5% 5% 1% $88,831 81 +0.58 83 98% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $92,963 55 -0.19 86 98% — — — —
Economics 17 +1 100% 82% 0% 0% 12% 6% $92,963 55 -0.19 86 98% — — — —
Finance 11 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,707 45 -0.22 86 — — — — —
Ancient Studies — — — — — — — — $64,665 87 +0.76 39 — — — — —
English 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $56,920 75 +0.55 19 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $62,325 67 +0.38 33 — — — — —
History 5 +2 100% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $63,085 84 +0.60 35 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,387 59 +0.07 33 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,065 66 +0.36 32 — — — — —
Theology 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,854 85 +0.87 21 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,867 79 +0.69 31 — — — — —
Communication 11 — 100% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $68,522 75 +0.62 49 96% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,149 54 -0.03 58 — — — — —
Political Science 10 +5 100% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $67,335 37 -0.36 46 100% — — — —
Psychology 7 +1 100% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $63,205 90 +1.24 35 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,317 75 +0.40 30 — — — — —
Sociology 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,571 77 +0.42 31 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $56,794 84 +0.67 19 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,701 62 +0.32 7 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $49,230 64 +0.26 7 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,961 77 +0.52 5 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $57,800
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 52.3% 172 100% 86% 2% 3% 5% 2% $91,747 76 +0.48 85 98% —
Social Sciences 10.6% 35 100% 83% 0% 6% 9% 0% $66,002 78 +0.41 43 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 30 100% 67% 10% 3% 10% 3% $82,048 97 +1.46 76 96% —
Health Sciences 8.2% 27 100% 85% 0% 7% 7% 0% $75,997 45 +0.24 66 — —
Computer Science 7.0% 23 100% 96% 4% 0% 0% 0% $102,305 36 -0.67 92 96% —
Humanities 4.6% 15 100% 80% 7% 0% 7% 7% $60,782 79 +0.51 29 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 15 100% 73% 7% 0% 7% 13% $80,610 51 -0.04 74 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 8 100% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $59,211 44 +0.07 25 100% —
Arts 1.2% 4 100% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $48,898 38 +0.35 7 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #386 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #321 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #469 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #516 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #359 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #354 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #436 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #305 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.6M #520 0% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 53%
SAT Range 940 – 1220
SAT Math Range 430 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 630