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Saint Johns University

Collegeville, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Collegeville, Minnesota, Saint Johns University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,572 students in fall 2024, including 1,413 undergraduates and 159 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Johns University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Accounting, and Computer Science. It awarded 361 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,572
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
361
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Social Sciences 5
Theology and Religious Vocations 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Health Professions 1
Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Psychology 1
History 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
English Language and Literature 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Education 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
329
Master's degrees
30
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,572
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,413
Graduate students, fall 2024
159
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,654
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,451
Graduate students, 2024-25
203
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
5%
Men
95%
White
73%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
7%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
President
Brian J. Bruess, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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