St. John's College
School info
3.4
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.3
Food
2.4
Clubs
3.5
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.1
Location
3.3
Opportunities
3.6
Safety
4.5
Social
3.2
Happiness
3.9
Basic Information
Location
- Annapolis, MD
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private
- Established: 1784
- Founder: St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe): King William's School, Thomas White (St. John's College, Oxford), Bro. John of Mary, FSC, and two other Christian Brothers (St. John's College High School). For St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), the founders are associated with King William's School, which was the predecessor institution. The specific individuals who founded King William's School are not explicitly mentioned in the provided sources. However, the institution itself was founded in 1696 with an affiliation to the Church of England. For St. John's College (Oxford), the founder is Thomas White. For St. John's College High School, the founders are Bro. John of Mary, FSC, and two other Christian Brothers. So, the founders are: - King William's School (1696) - Thomas White (St. John's College, Oxford) - Bro. John of Mary, FSC, and two other Christian Brothers (St. John's College High School)
Academic information
Degree Courses
- St. John's College has one interdisciplinary degree in the liberal arts
- which encompasses a wide range of subjects including classical studies
- French
- history
- politics
- law
- economics
- literature
- mathematics
- music
- art
- theology
- and more. Therefore
- the number of degree courses is **1**
Key Area
- Mapping the Cortex
- The Balzan Project
- Interpreting Eddic Poetry
- Lost in Transition?
- The Life and Work of Soviet Chemist Armin Stromberg
Student and Staff Numbers
- Undergraduates: 15,652 - 15,699
- Postgraduates: The total number of postgraduate students enrolled at St. John's College is approximately 53 (Annapolis) to 439 (Santa Fe), depending on the location
- Administrative Staff: The number of administrative staff at St. John's College is not explicitly stated in the provided sources. However, based on the detailed lists of staff roles and positions, it appears to be a significant number, likely in the dozens or possibly more, but without a specific count, it is difficult to provide an exact number. Therefore, I can only give an approximate range: **20-50+**
Notable Alumni
- Rose Carmen Goldberg
- Joan Haratani
- Sara A. Blankenhorn Johnston
- Brian T. McGuire
- Patrick Schaefer
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Good reviews
Overall 4.5
Awesome
Overall 4.2
Best choice I ever made was to attend St. John's.
Overall 4.1
It seems like everybody's complaints are because they didn't read the statement of the program. It's not for everyone- if you don't care about learning but only about the slip of paper you will receive go elsewhere
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
Attended for one year. Classes are small and conversation based. But, there is little direct contact with tutors. Earned a high B+ GPA from St. John's. Then, left for an Ivy and graduated with honors. Don't waste your money and time. Larger Universities do offer much more.
Overall 1.2
STEM students should not apply. Instruction is dated and out-of-step with current developments. Creativity and novel approaches are discouraged. Not a place to learn how to develop your professional skill set.
Overall 1.3
St. John's is much like the proverbial old, English boarding school. So, instruction is pedantic, middling in quality, and varies widely. Tutors are not as accessible as the brochures portray. Faculty politics is a disruptive element in individual instruction. Student voices and preferences are often of little concern to faculty and administration.
Overall 1.4
The St. John's standard is that you should be prepared to teach the class you are attending. This is because many tutors will be teaching outside their field of study. And, yes, this does challenge students and you will work harder than in conventional schools. But, as I learned in graduate school, it also leads to many classic autodidact problems.
Overall 1.7
The St. John's mythos is education for education's sake. This is largely realized in years one and two; sadly, not in years three and four. Annapolis has lost its way, since the mid-seventies. If you go to Annapolis for all four years, reread the Junior and Senior Reading List in graduate school.