About St. John's Online
St. John's Online provides high-quality, innovative, and accessible learning experiences regardless of time and place. Through our comprehensive list of programs, we strive to provide a strong learning community that enables students from diverse backgrounds to thrive academically. St. John's Online will meet students at their preferred method of learning and will be provide the resources and infrastructure to support it.
- Customer Service: High touch customer service
- Quality: Online programs that meet best practices
- Community: Students that feel like they are part of the campus
- Innovation: Market research drive programs that separate us from competitors
Founded in 1870, St. John’s University is a Catholic and Vincentian university that prepares all students for personal and professional success in today’s global society. The University is committed to serving those in need as St. Vincent de Paul did, and is committed to combating the root causes of injustice while helping to create a more equitable world.
St. John’s is also a metropolitan and global university. On-campus and online students alike benefit from the university’s New York City roots, which connect students to significant cultural diversity, intellectual and artistic resources, and professional educational opportunities.
As a global university, we are one of our nation’s most diverse institutions of higher education, enriched by a mixture of cultures, which complements an internationalized curriculum. Through collaboration with other institutions around the world, study abroad opportunities, and online courses and degrees, our outreach spans the globe. In educating students, we pledge to foster the qualities our alumni need to become effective leaders and responsible citizens in a vibrant and dynamic world.
Exceptional Teachers
Our world-class scholar-teachers are another reason students from around the globe select St. John’s to acquire the knowledge and skills to excel in their careers. Much of our faculty have received top academic honors, which include Fulbright Guggenheim awards and inclusion among The Princeton Review’s “Best 300 Professors” in America. With their guidance, students gain important connections, earn prestigious awards and fellowships, and hone their skills. Together, professors and students create a supportive, close-knit scholarly community energized by lectures, campus organizations, and academic societies at St. John’s.
Alumni Resources
St. John’s University offers abundant networking opportunities bolstered by the school’s strong New York City connections. The university has an alumni network of over 200,000, 81 percent of whom to of which more than half reside in the greater New York region. Get guidance and advice from St. John’s alumni through our highly successful Alumni Insiders View program. Visit and learn from graduates who appreciate the difference a St. John’s degree can make.
Career Services
St. John’s provides all online students career services that include outstanding career advising, job readiness skill training, internship placement and employment services. Take advantage of résumé and cover letter writing workshops. Get interview tips. Improve your job and internship search. Get professional assistance with your graduate school search and application. Invaluable online job resources, including Handshake, provide access to 1,000+ job listings.
St. John's University Fast Facts
Online Student Support
- Personalized academic advising
- Faculty mentorship and virtual office hours
- Interactive online classrooms
- Career coaching and job search support
Faculty
1,288 full- and part-time faculty
92% of full-time faculty hold a doctorate or other terminal degree
Enrollment (Fall 2025)
| Undergraduate | 16,651 |
| Graduate | 3,784 |
| First-time, First-year Students | 2,602 |
| Transfers (External UG) | 292 |
| Student/Faculty Ratio | 16:1 |
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