Confidentiality Matters

St. John's University takes our obligation to safeguard the confidentiality of student information very seriously. We go beyond the requirements of the federal law that governs access to this information. 

In general, we will not release any information about you without your prior written consent. There are only two exceptions: 

First, we will confirm the following directory information:

• Dates of attendance
• Degrees or honors received
• Your major

Please note that we will never volunteer this information. Under no circumstances will we give anyone your social security number, your GPA, the courses you took, or the grades you received. If you want someone to see your GPA, courses, and/or grades, you must ask us to send that person or agency a transcript.

If you do not want us to confirm even this minimum directory information without your prior written consent, you must request this in writing at one of the following addresses:

Students and Alumni of the Queens, Manhattan, and Rome Campuses
Office of the Registrar
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Attn: FERPA Desk

Students and Alumni of the Staten Island Campus
Office of the Registrar
St. John’s University
Kelleher Center
300 Howard Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Attn: FERPA Desk

Please note that if you ask us to withhold directory information, we will not be able to confirm your enrollment or degrees for enrollment purposes, health plans, or other verifications of status.

The only other time that we will release information about you without your prior written consent is under those circumstances specified by federal law. For additional information about FERPA, the federal law that governs the release of student education records, click here or write to the following address:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-4605

For more information about our policy and the governing federal law, consult the Policies/Procedures section of the current University Student Handbook.