St. John's University-New York

St. John's University, or STJ, was established in 1870 by the Vincentian Fathers. The university moved to its current location in Jamaica, Queens, in the 1960s. The main campus includes more than 100 acres in New York City. In 2001, STJ merged with the College of Insurance. Presently, the university has campuses in Staten Island, Oakdale, Manhattan, Paris, and Rome. STJ is organized into a number of academic units including:

College of Professional Studies
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
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

STJ has officially recognized several Greek fraternities and sororities which are governed by the African & Latino Fraternal/Sororal Alliance, Interfraternity Council, and Panhellenic Council.

St. John's has more than 150,000 alumni (as of 2008) and 86% of them presently reside in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area.

Campus Location

8000 Utopia Pky
Queens, NY 11439
USA
Main Tel: (718) 990-6161
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

St. John's University-New York Highlights

Where St. John's University-New York stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, medicine, security and law enforcement, media, law, and business and management.
High faculty salary.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,117	66
Master	1,115	52
	543	2
	57	8
Associate	46	8
Post-master's certificate	41	18
1-2 year certificate	6	4

Students

The student enrollment at St. John's University-New York was 20,096 in 2007-2008 (17,231 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students and graduate students are 28%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 28,790
Room	$ 7,900
Board	$ 4,670
Books and supplies	$ 1,000
Other	$ 3,800

Financial Aid: St. John's University-New York participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to St. John's University-New York:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	25,690
2	New York University	New York, NY	41,783
3	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	14,826
4	Duke University	Durham, NC	13,598
5	Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT	7,216
6	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	8,685
7	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA	8,977
8	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	14,621
9	Northeastern University	Boston, MA	24,434
10	Boston University	Boston, MA	32,053

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		440
Without tenure; working toward tenure		184
Without tenure; tenure not available		50

Housing and Meals

St. John's University-New York provides on-campus housing for 3,500 of its 17,231 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

St. John's University-New York Athletics

St. John's University-New York is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

St. John's University-New York offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 103 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 106 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

St. John's University-New York Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	57%
Women	55%
All	56%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	480-580
Math	480-600

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (850 awarded)

Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business Administration and Management
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Finance
Insurance
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (44 awarded)

Computer and Information Sciences
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

Environmental Studies

DESIGN (14 awarded)

Graphic Design
Illustration

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (605 awarded)

Art Teacher Education
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (9 awarded)

Telecommunications Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

Human Services
Public Administration

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

Fine Arts and Art Studies

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (4 awarded)

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

HOSPITALITY (43 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (415 awarded)

Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (401 awarded)

Anthropology
Area Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Chinese Studies
East Asian Studies
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Science/Librarianship
Political Science and Government
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (16 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (273 awarded)

Advertising
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (42 awarded)

Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (149 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant
Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (302 awarded)

Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (119 awarded)

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (49 awarded)

Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
Philosophy
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (169 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics
Toxicology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (199 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (195 awarded)

Clinical Child Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Psychology
School Psychology