St. John's is a large, four-year, primarily nonresidential doctoral/research university.
 The full-time, four-year undergraduate program is balanced between arts and sciences and the professional fields.
The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has 13 specialized accreditations.
93% of professors have their PhD, although a majority of the faculty is Catholic laity there is still a large amount of clergy members who serve the college.

During the 2017–18 academic year, the annual base tuition for traditional (Queens and Manhattan campuses) and distance learning students is $39,690 ($41,386 for third- and fourth-year students in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, and $45,444 for third- to sixth-year Pharm.
D. majors in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences).
 In fall 2016, 96 percent of St. John's undergraduates received some $497 million in financial aid.
Seventy-four percent of student borrowers who graduated between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016, had an average loan debt of $34,234.
St. John's is a large, four-year, primarily nonresidential doctoral/research university.  The full-time, four-year undergraduate program is balanced between arts and sciences and the professional fields. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has 13 specialized accreditations. 93% of professors have their PhD, although a majority of the faculty is Catholic laity there is still a large amount of clergy members who serve the college.
During the 2017–18 academic year, the annual base tuition for traditional (Queens and Manhattan campuses) and distance learning students is $39,690 ($41,386 for third- and fourth-year students in The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, and $45,444 for third- to sixth-year Pharm.D. majors in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences).  In fall 2016, 96 percent of St. John's undergraduates received some $497 million in financial aid. Seventy-four percent of student borrowers who graduated between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016, had an average loan debt of $34,234.
St. John's University (New York City)