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Modern-Day Literary Luminaries Find a Home At St. John’s College at ‘Poets in the Conversation Room’
A fresh season of the Annapolis community series kicked off in September with a guest appearance from Washington University in St. Louis professor Mary Jo Bang.
Now entering its third year of use, the DBA serves as an alternative to the traditional written college essay by providing prospective students with the opportunity to showcase their conversation skills.
Overseen by architecture firm Kezlo Group and installed by Solar Energy Services, a Johnnie-led local energy company, the array is slated for completion in 2026.
Fall Exhibit at /m at St. John’s College Asks the Question, 'Can Art Save Us?'
'Lost at Sea (Ulysses)' on view September 18-December 7; exhibition is free and open to the public
Endeavor Foundation commits to investing in the development of evidence-based strategies and scaling successful mental health interventions
‘What Happened to the Class of 1941?’: Chapter 3
When the Class of 1941 completed St. John’s College, TIME thought the occasion notable enough to ask its remaining members about their plans for the future. Coming of age in an era of global uncertainty, they could only plan for so much.
Attendees included former Duke University President Richard Brodhead, American Law Institute leaders, and Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court David K. Thomson.
Max Wagner (SF10) Joined a Storied Tradition of Winemaking in New Mexico—and at St. John's College
Wagner, an assistant winemaker at Milagro Vineyards & Winery, is among the first crop of Johnnie alums to produce wine in the Land of Enchantment. But he's hardly alone on a national level.
Undergraduate Curriculum
Our students read the original writings of great thinkers across 3,000 years of history, engage in vigorous classroom discussion with fewer than 20 students around the seminar table, and study ideas across the humanities and sciences. Every student receives an interdisciplinary degree in the liberal arts. Our graduate programs are also books- and discussion-based.
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An Affordable Education For All
St. John’s is one of the most celebrated colleges in America, and part of our mission is to make this education accessible to students of all backgrounds. St. John’s offers one of the lowest private college tuitions alongside generous financial aid.
St. John's Covers Full Tuition for U.S. Students from Families Earning Under $75,000.
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“St. John’s, with its famously demanding curriculum, hovers like a high-achieving angel over the landscape of American higher education.”
—Los Angeles Times
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“What’s the highest calling of higher education? St. John’s College has some enduring answers.”
—Frank Bruni, New York Times
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“There should be 100 St. Johnses.”
—Malcolm Gladwell
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“The most rigorous college in America.”
—Forbes
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“A school for the intellectual explorer.”
—Colleges that Change Lives
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“The most forward-thinking, future-proof college in America.”
—Quartz
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“The courage to be distinct.”
—David Brooks, New York Times
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“A curriculum that would make Socrates proud.”
—Chronicle of Higher Education
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“A school for self-directed intellectuals.”
—Forbes
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“With great professors and distinguished alumni, who could ask for more?”
—HuffPost
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“Johnnies drop words such as ‘truth’ and ‘virtue’ in casual conversation.”
—Washington Post
Continuing the Conversation
A film + podcast series featuring St. John’s faculty.