History
- 1867 - the Vincentian founders purchase three former farms in north-central Brooklyn to serve as the future site of St. John’s College.
- 1870 - St. John’s College is founded with 47 students and six faculty on Lewis Avenue in Brooklyn.
- 1954 - Name officially changes to St. John’s University, New York. Construction starts on the St. John Hall, Queens campus.
Education
We offer more than 100 majors, unique study abroad programs, state-of-the-art learning centers, and an alumni network of more than 190,000!
- The School of Education
- School of Law
- The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies
- St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Research
- If you want to conduct groundbreaking research with world-class scholars, then St. John’s is for you. With grants from both the public and private sectors, faculty and students partner to create cutting-edge discoveries that affect our world.
- The research activities of St. John’s students and faculty are increasingly diverse and intense: grant dollars continue to rise; publications are flourishing; students are presenting papers at conferences. We have good reason to celebrate our accomplishments.
- The Student Research Opportunity Center (SROC) is an area at the main entrance to DAC where there are 2 touch screen monitors that will scroll information about the research opportunities available for students.
Career
University Career Services provides programs and services that create opportunities for students, alumni, faculty and employers to engage in mutually beneficial partnerships that meet the needs of an evolving and global workforce.
Short Courses
Business & Management (1)
- Certificate Risk and Insurance
University Ranking
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
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Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
The International Student and Scholar Services Office (ISSSO) is the first resource to contact whenever you need assistance or information during your stay in the United States and at St. John’s University. We are here to help; think of us as your “home away from home.”
Housing services
The Queens campus offers:
- DaSilva Hall
- Donovan Hall
- Hollis Hall
- St. Vincent Hall
- Century Hall
- Henley Road Residence
- O'Connor Hall
- Carey Hall
- Founders Village Townhouses
- Goethals Apartments
- Henley Road Residence
- Seton Complex
- DePaul Houses
- Henley Road Residence
Library services
- Queens - Main Library, St. Augustine Hall with the main collections of our 1.7 million-volume library
- Queens - Rittenberg Law Library
- Queens - Chin Ying Asian Library
- Rome, Italy - Rome Campus Library
- Staten Island - Loretto Memorial Library
- Manhattan - Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library
ICT services
- Cable-ready with Wi-Fi Internet access
- The Office of Information Technology is responsible for computing, communications, information and wireless network services for students, faculty and staff throughout the University community.
Medical services
Students Health Services - We offer free and confidential services to all students on the Queens and Staten Island campuses. You can get treated for minor illnesses and injuries. If there is a need for any additional testing, such as X-rays or blood work, will can assist you in finding an off-campus local health provider.
Campus life
Campuses and Locations:
- The Queens campus features ultramodern student residence halls. Facilities include high-tech laboratory and classroom buildings
- Staten Island - The 16.5-acre campus features rolling lawns, apartment-style student residences, and architectural styles that range from red-brick colonial to the strikingly modern.
- The University’s campus in Manhattan is situated on the Lower East Side, one of New York City’s most vibrant centers of the arts, education, and technological innovation.
- Hauppauge - offers quality graduate education programs for those enrolled in The School of Education and St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Rome
- Paris
- Limerick
Sports facilities
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Men's Lacrosse
Student clubs
- Lambda Phi Epsilon
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
- Kappa Phi Lambda
- Alpha Sigma Alpha
- Delta Phi Epsilon
- Gamma Phi Beta
- Phi Sigma Sigma
St. John’s University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that is dedicated to quality assurance and improvement through accreditation via peer evaluation. Middle States accreditation instills public confidence in institutional mission, goals, performance, and resources through its rigorous accreditation standards and their enforcement.