St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)
Former name | King William's School (1696–1784) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Facio liberos ex liberis libris libraque |
Motto in English | I make free adults from children by means of books and a balance |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1696 (as King William's School) 1784 (St. John's charter) |
| Accreditation | MSCHE (Annapolis) HLA (Santa Fe) |
Religious affiliation | Secular |
| Endowment | $244.5 million (2023) |
| Budget | $47.7 million (2022) |
| President | Nora Demleitner (Annapolis) J. Walter Sterling (Santa Fe) |
Academic staff | ~164 total (both campuses) |
| Undergraduates | 775 (both campuses) |
| Postgraduates | ~160 |
| Location | , United States 38°58′57″N 76°29′33″W / 38.98250°N 76.49250°W 35°40′3″N 105°54′44″W / 35.66750°N 105.91222°W |
| Campus | Annapolis: Urban Santa Fe: Urban / Semi-rural |
| Colors | Orange |
| Mascot | Platypus/Axolotl |
| Website | sjc.edu |
St. John's College is a private liberal arts college with campuses in Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico. As the successor institution of King William's School, a preparatory school founded in 1696, St. John's is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States; the current institution received a collegiate charter in 1784. In 1937, St. John's adopted a Great Books curriculum based on discussion of works from the Western canon of philosophical, religious, historical, mathematical, scientific, and literary works.
The college grants a single bachelor's degree in liberal arts. The awarded degree is equivalent to a double major in philosophy and the history of mathematics and science, and a double minor in classical studies and comparative literature. Two master's degrees are available through the college's graduate institute: one in liberal arts, which is a modified version of the undergraduate curriculum; and one in Eastern Classics, exclusive to the Santa Fe campus, which applies a Great Books curriculum to classic works from India, China, and Japan.