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Private nonprofit, 4-year

Saint John’s Seminary

Brighton, Massachusetts · www.sjs.edu

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Tuition per year

$30,642

2025

Peer median $11,500

Undergraduates

23

Student-faculty ratio 4:1

Peer median 12 : 1

“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).

About

Type
Private nonprofit, 4-year
Location
Brighton, Massachusetts
Website
www.sjs.edu
Undergraduates
23
Student-faculty ratio
4 : 1

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Setting
Large city
Nearest major city
Boston, about 7 mi
Nearest international airport
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), about 8 mi
Brighton, Massachusetts
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
President
Very Rev. Stephen Salocks (Rector)
Phone
6172542610
City
Brighton, Massachusetts
Address
127 Lake Street, Brighton, MA 02135-3846

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Bachelor's11 international (100.0%)
Master's154 international (26.7%)
Top 1 Bachelor's majors by graduates
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
1

U.S. studentsInternational

Popular graduate programs

  • Divinity/Ministry · Master's10 (40% international)
  • Lay Ministry · Master's4 (0% international)
  • Theology/Theological Studies · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Theology has 16 graduates in 2025
MajorGraduate SalaryUnderMaster
Theology/Theological Studies.-
Divinity/Ministry.-
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies.-
Lay Ministry.-

Students

86 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 100:0

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (23)

White
12 · 52.2%
International
7 · 30.4%
Hispanic
3 · 13.0%
Asian
1 · 4.3%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Undergraduates30.4%

7 in 2025 · 22.9% in 2016

0% 17.5% 35% 2016: 22.9%2017: 26.7%2018: 11.5%2019: 29.6%2020: 29.2%2021: 18.2%2022: 11.1%2023: 6.9%2024: 12.5%2025: 30.4%
2016Peer median 0.9%2025
Graduate students12.7%

8 in 2025 · 8.1% in 2016

0% 12.5% 25% 2016: 8.1%2017: 10.1%2018: 18.4%2019: 19.8%2020: 21.8%2021: 20.5%2022: 16.7%2023: 17.6%2024: 14.6%2025: 12.7%
2016Peer median 3.2%2025

Cost

2025 tuition

$30,642

Undergraduate tuition
$30,642
Graduate tuition
$23,321
Tuition and room and board over time

Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Tuition rose 35% from 2016 to 2025.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$13.3M

Investment return
$10.0M75.6%
Tuition and fees
$2.3M17.7%
Gifts and private grants
$803K6.1%
Other
$96K0.7%

Expenses$6.4M

Instruction
$3.4M53.5%
Institutional support
$2.3M36.4%
Academic support
$473K7.4%
Student services
$171K2.7%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

All faculty
$56,521peers $51,151

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of Saint John’s Seminary include Richard Cushing (Archbishop of Boston and Catholic cardinal), John Wright (American cardinal, prefect of Congregation for the Clergy) and Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (Auxiliary bishop of Detroit and former Vatican diplomat).

See all 24 notable alumni of Saint John’s Seminary →

References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.