Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

For general student consumer information applicable to all University students, please see the St. John’s University Student Consumer Information page. This page contains consumer disclosures on such topics as FERPA, financial aid, accreditation, disability services, drug and alcohol policy, vaccinations policies, Clery Act (campus crime), and more.

In addition, the American Bar Association—the accrediting agency for law schools in the United States—requires publication, on a law school’s website, of various consumer information pursuant to Standard 509.

ABA Standard 509 Section	Description	Disclosure Location
(b)(1)	Admissions Data	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(2)	Tuition	Tuition and ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(2)	Fees	Tuition and ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(2)	Living Costs	ABA Standard 509 Report and Cost of Attendance
(b)(2)	Financial Aid	ABA Standard 509 Report and Financial Aid
(b)(3)	*Conditional Scholarship Retention Data (Please see new retention policy below!)	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(4)	Enrollment Data	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(4)	Attrition Rates	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(5)	Number of Full-Time Faculty	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(5)	Number of Part-Time Faculty	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(5)	Number of Professional Librarians	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(5)	Number of Administrators	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(6)	Class Size: 1L	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(6)	Class Size: Upper Level	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(6)	Number of Seminars	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(6)	Number of Clinics	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(6)	Number of Co-Curricular Offerings	ABA Standard 509 Report
(b)(7)	Employment Outcomes	Placement Data
(b)(8)	Bar Passage Data	Bar Passage Data
(c)(1)	Refund Policies	Bursar's Withdrawal and Refunds Policy
(c)(2)	Curricular Offerings	Student Handbook and Course Offerings
(c)(2)	Academic Calendar	Academic Calendar
(c)(2)	Academic Requirements	Student Handbook
(c)(3)	Transfer of Credit Policy	Law School Transfer Admissions
(c)(3)(i)	Criteria Used for Transfer Credit	Law School Transfer Admissions
(c)(3)(ii)	List of Articulation Agreements	St. John’s does not have any articulation agreements currently in effect with other schools.
(e)	ABA Approval and Contact Information	J.D. Program Information

Credit Hours Policy

Credit Hours Policy (PDF)

The American Bar Association and Department of Education require that schools adopt, publish, and enforce written policies on the determination of credit hours.