St. John's University Fast Facts
For Guidance Counselors
Character
Founded in 1870 by the Vincentian community, St. John’s is a
private, coeducational Roman Catholic university located in New
York City.
Locations
Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan and Oakdale, NY; Rome, Italy;
Paris, France
Undergraduate Colleges
·College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
·College of Professional Studies
·St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
·The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
·The School of Education
Unique Majors
·Actuarial Science
·Biology/Biomedical Engineering (five-year program with Polytechnic
University)
·Biology/Optometry (seven-year program with SUNY College of
Optometry)
·Biology/Podiatric Medicine (seven-year program with New York
College of Podiatric Medicine
·Computer Security and Cyberforensics
·Pharmacy (six-year Doctor of Pharmacy program)
·Risk Management and Insurance
·Plus over 100 majors in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business,
Education, and Allied Health
Enrollment (Fall 2007)
·Total undergraduate enrollment represents 45 states and 122
foreign countries
·49 percent Roman Catholic; 38 percent students of color
·Undergraduate 14,798; Graduate 5,288 (largest number since
1980)
·Freshman 3,162 (second largest class ever)
·Student/Faculty ratio is 17:1
·Over 40,000 applications for Fall 2008
Tuition
$29,350 (2009-2010)
Room and Board
$12,000-$14,000 (2009-2010)
Financial Aid
During the 2007-2008 academic year, over 95 percent of students
at St. John’s received in excess of $338 million in financial
assistance through scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study
programs.
Unique Programs
Discover New York (capstone class of the Freshman core
curriculum)
Discover the World (opportunity to live/study in three countries in
one semester)Excellent internship opportunities in New York
City
Honors Program
Laptop Program (free for all students, both Freshman and
Transfer)
University Freshman Center and Center for Writing Studies
Residence Halls
Queens campus
Sprawling, high-tech residence halls with wireless Internet
access, lounges, study rooms, computer center, 24-hour security and
dining hall. Townhouses for upper classmen opened for Fall
2008.
Staten Island campus
Modern, apartment-style housing with wireless Internet access,
adjacent to campus
Manhattan campus
Student housing and wireless Internet access in a 10-story
"vertical" campus near the World Financial Center
Athletics
As a Big East university with a proud athletic tradition, St.
John’s has 17 Division 1 NCAA teams, including Men’s and Women’s
Basketball, Soccer, Fending, Tennis and Golf, Men’s Lacrosse and
Baseball, and Women’s Softball, Volleyball, Track and Field and
Cross Country. The St. John’s fencing coach led the U.S. Sabre
team, including former Red Storm fencer to a silver medal at the
2008 Beijing Olympics.
Alumni
St. John’s has more than 150,000 alumni, 83 percent of whom
reside in the greater New York Region.
Important Dates
Priority Application Deadline: February 1
FAFSA Deadline: March 15
Pharmacy Early Action Deadline: December 1
Pharmacy Application Deadline: February 1
Catholic Student Scholarship Deadline: February 1
NYPD Cadet Scholarship Application Deadline: February 1
Ozanam Scholars Application Deadline: February 1
Enrollment Deposit Deadline: May 1; deposits accepted thereafter on
a space available basis
Housing Deposit Deadline: May 1; deposits accepted thereafter on a
space available basis
Contact Information
Queens campus
8000 Utopia Pkwy
Queens, NY 11439
(888) 9STJOHNS
admhelp@stjohns.edu