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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:

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.

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,11766
Master1,11552
5432
578
Associate468
Post-master's certificate4118
1-2 year certificate64

Students

Student enrollment 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)

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

Schools Similar to St. John's University-New York

 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA25,690
2New York UniversityNew York, NY41,783
3Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC14,826
4Duke UniversityDurham, NC13,598
5Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT7,216
6Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA8,685
7Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA8,977
8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA14,621
9Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA24,434
10Boston UniversityBoston, MA32,053

Admissions (2008-2009)

 

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men57%
Women55%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal480-580
Math480-600

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.

Athletics

The school is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

The school 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) .


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Highlights

Compared to other schools:

St. John's University-New York Highlights

  • 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.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees 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

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