Acceptance Rate
53%
Avg. SAT
1460
75th percentile
“In Springfield's quiet capital, you'll dive straight into nursing at this tiny Catholic powerhouse training compassionate healers since 1938.”
Santa Fe, NM
Location
Rural
Campus Setting
St. John's College of Nursing traces its roots to 1938, when the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis founded it to staff their Midwest hospitals amid the Great Depression's healthcare shortages. Today, with just 93 undergrads, it remains a single-mission institution—no distractions from other majors—honing future nurses in a Franciscan spirit of service and humility. You'll thrive here if you're laser-focused on bedside skills, embrace faith-infused discipline, and prefer intimate mentorship over sprawling campuses; extroverts craving diverse parties or athletes chasing varsity glory will chafe at the scale and solitude.
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Degree Levels Offered
Expect hands-on immersion from day one in the BSN program, cycling through clinical rotations at HSHS hospitals like St. John's in Springfield, where you practice on high-fidelity simulators mimicking heart attacks or births before real patients. Faculty, often practicing nurses, cap classes at a dozen for personalized feedback—rarer than at larger schools—fostering a culture of quiet competence over flashy research. Tradeoffs hit if you crave interdisciplinary electives or labs beyond nursing; this isn't a place for philosophy debates, just mastering IVs, wound care, and patient advocacy.
Student Body
Total Enrollment
368 undergrad • 99 grad
Undergraduate
Graduate
International
White
65%
Black / African American
1%
Hispanic / Latino
11%
Asian
2%
Other / Multi-racial
21%
Campus Life
Campus Setting
Santa Fe, NM
A typical week blends early clinicals, chapel reflections, and study groups in linoleum hallways, with weekends exploring Springfield's Lincoln Home or affordable diners—think Route 66 nostalgia over urban buzz. The vibe skews close-knit and service-driven, with mission trips to rural clinics building bonds, but the commuter tilt and 93-student roster mean subdued social scenes: no Greek life, few parties, and winters that bury the modest campus in Illinois slush. Positives shine for introverted achievers who bond over scrubs and stethoscopes; the rest might feel isolated.
Housing
On-Campus Housing
Housing Capacity
Meal Plan Available
Average Room & Board
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
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Room & Board
Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
Students Receiving Aid
Receiving Pell Grants
Average Grant
Average Federal Loan
Net Annual Cost by Household Income
Household Income
Avg. Net Cost
$0 – $30K
$36,521
$30K – $48K
$36,965
$48K – $75K
$39,264
$75K – $110K
$42,288
$110K+
$42,613
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Outcomes & Earnings
Retention Rate
82%
4 Years Graduation Rate
55%
6 Years Graduation Rate
64%
Median 10-Year Earnings
$44,985
82% of first-time, full-time students complete their freshman year at St. John's College and return in the fall. 55% of first-time, full-time students graduate in 4 years, and 64% graduate within 6 years.
Graduation Rate
4-year grads
55%
4-6 years
9%
Non-grad
36%
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Key Statistics
Type
Private
Tuition
$36,040
Acceptance
53%
Undergrads
368
4-Year Grad Rate
55%
Endowment
$119M
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4599
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