St. John's College - Liberal Arts College in the Annapolis and Santa Fe
A Johnnie Abroad: From Annapolis to Oxford
Holly Palermo (A26) reflects on studying abroad last summer through St. John's Oxford Exchange.
St. John’s College Annapolis to Welcome Bob Woodward and Governor Wes Moore for Great Conversations
Tickets are now available to purchase for the event on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
How Might St. John’s College Fare in the Age of AI?
Benjamin Scott (SF25) weighs in on how the school might influence higher education for the better amid the rise of tools like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT.
A Program Without Borders: Johnnies Pursue Opportunities to Share the Great Books
How can the type of vital academic questioning conducted at St. John’s be encouraged beyond our two campuses? These alums have some ideas.
How Culture Evolves—the Johnnie Librarian View
Elisabeth Long (A86), the Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives, and Museums at Johns Hopkins University, weighs in on the changing nature of academic collections and her job itself.
‘Axo-What?’ A Brief History of How the Storied Salamander Became Synonymous with St. John’s College
The axolotl is a valuable component of Freshman Laboratory—and a beloved mascot among Johnnies.
Paying Tribute to the Campus Bookstore With Manager Melinda Rooney (A84)
The beloved student hub is slated for its first major move in decades, and Rooney—while nostalgic—is excited for a fresh start.
Naveed, who spent the summer interning at Albuquerque Business First, learned to love numbers and ask tough questions as a student in seminar.
Harness works at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, where she evaluates structures to see if they qualify for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
New students in Santa Fe and Annapolis participated in an annual college tradition—Convocation, a formal celebration welcoming them to the St. John’s community—on Thursday, August 24.
Called to Old South: John Edgerton (SF04) Named Senior Minister of Historic Boston Church
Edgerton discovered his passion for scriptural interpretation while writing his senior essay at St. John’s on Kierkegaard.
St. John’s College Revolutionizes College Admissions with Innovative Discussion-Based Application
The new format emphasizes thoughtful, sustained conversation—a signature component of the St. John’s experience—with prospective students
In “Limbo: Historias de un Migrante,” Armando Rodriguez (A23) and Gabe Coronado (A24) explore the experience of migrants at the border between Juarez and El Paso through the lens of photojournalism, video interviews, and original writing.
Annapolis Tutor Sarah Benson Integrates Program Work with Volunteerism
Benson strikes a balance between intellectual pursuits and real-world action through her work with the Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy.
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.
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 diverse students of all backgrounds. St. John’s offers one of the lowest private college tuitions alongside generous financial aid.
What Others Say
“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.