Acceptance Rate
55%
Avg. SAT
1440
75th percentile
“Tiny Catholic nursing haven in Lincoln's Springfield, where you'll master bedside skills through unmatched hospital rotations before most peers touch a patient.”
Annapolis, MD
Location
Large Suburb
Campus Setting
You'll step into a 138-year legacy when you choose St. John's College, founded in 1886 by the Franciscan Sisters of the Martyr St. George as a hospital-based nursing school amid Springfield's burgeoning medical scene. This private Catholic outpost, now tucked beside the massive Memorial Medical Center, molds future nurses with unyielding emphasis on compassionate, hands-on care rooted in faith and service. Students who thrive here are laser-focused healers—resilient types who crave intimate mentorship over anonymity, and who embrace a personality that's nurturing yet demanding, like a strict but loving aunt pushing you toward sainthood via stethoscope. Springfield, Illinois' unpretentious capital, surrounds you with Lincoln lore, affordable living, and quiet Midwest charm, but tradeoffs loom large: blistering winters, a sleepy vibe far from Chicago's pulse, and a student body of just 93 undergrads mostly bound for nursing, leaving little room for dabblers or party seekers.
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Picture yourself in seminar-style classes capped at a dozen, dissecting patient case studies with faculty who rotated off the floor that morning at adjacent Memorial Medical Center, a Level I trauma hub logging 50,000 ER visits yearly. St. John's shines in its accelerated BSN and MSN tracks, where you'll rack up over 800 clinical hours in real ICUs and ORs by graduation, far outpacing peers at larger schools. The intellectual culture pulses with ethical debates on end-of-life care, infused by Catholic bioethics, but expect tradeoffs—no sprawling research labs or electives in astrophysics; this is nursing boot camp, not a liberal arts buffet, and the narrow focus weeds out the undecided fast.
Student Body
Total Enrollment
471 undergrad • 112 grad
Undergraduate
Graduate
International
White
64%
Black / African American
2%
Hispanic / Latino
7%
Asian
4%
Other / Multi-racial
23%
Campus Life
Campus Setting
Annapolis, MD
A typical week blends early-morning sim labs with evening prayer services and study groups in cozy dorm lounges, fostering a family-like bond among your 90-ish classmates—think potlucks over keggers. Traditions like the White Coat Ceremony and service trips to local clinics knit the close-knit, mostly female Catholic community, with faith events and nursing clubs dominating the 25 organizations. Residential life in two small halls feels homey, but the social scene skews subdued: no D1 sports roar, just tailgates for high school games and weekend jaunts to Lincoln sites. Positives abound in mentorship and safety, yet challenges hit introverts dodging constant closeness and extroverts craving diversity or nightlife amid Springfield's conservative, chilly winters.
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ROTC & Veteran Support
Veteran’s Programs Available
Yellow Ribbon Program (Post-9/11 GI Bill)
Yes
Member of DoD Voluntary Educational Partnership MOU
Yes
Cost & Aid
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Receiving Pell Grants
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Net Annual Cost by Household Income
Household Income
Avg. Net Cost
$0 – $30K
$15,265
$30K – $48K
$16,836
$48K – $75K
$26,557
$75K – $110K
$33,837
$110K+
$38,252
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Outcomes & Earnings
Retention Rate
83%
4 Years Graduation Rate
62%
6 Years Graduation Rate
68%
Median 10-Year Earnings
$51,584
83% of first-time, full-time students complete their freshman year at St. John's College and return in the fall. 62% of first-time, full-time students graduate in 4 years, and 68% graduate within 6 years.
Graduation Rate
4-year grads
62%
4-5 years
6%
6-8 years
2%
Non-grad
30%
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Key Statistics
Type
Private
Tuition
$36,040
Acceptance
55%
Undergrads
471
4-Year Grad Rate
62%
Endowment
$196M
Annapolis, MD 21401
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