Saint Johns University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Saint John’s University, also referred to as SJU, is a liberal arts, men’s college located in Collegeville, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in the year 1870 by The Vincentian Community. Saint John’s University consists of the following academic divisions:

• College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
• College of Professional Studies
• School of Law
• St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• St. John's Distance Learning
• The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
• The School of Education

Saint John’s University offers majors and undergraduate programs in the fields of accounting, Asian studies, computer science, and natural sciences, among others. The university also offers pre-professional and interdisciplinary programs.

Students of SJU participate in more than 80 clubs and organizations including the Accounting and Finance Club, Marketing Club, and Social Work Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, conservation and resource management, and business and management.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,063 in 2009-2010 (1,990 full-time equivalent).

About 100% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Johns University provides on-campus housing for 1,521 of its 1,990 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Saint Johns University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (132 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (6 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (125 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Computational Mathematics
• Mathematics

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (9 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Nutrition Sciences

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (40 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Philosophy
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

• Psychology