Mission
ST. JOHN'S DISTINCTIVE LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES HAVE LONG GIVEN IT A HIGHLY RESPECTED PLACE AMONG AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY AND TO THE STUDY OF ORIGINAL TEXTS MAKES ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE A PARTICULARLY VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF LEARNING. THROUGH CLOSE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORKS OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITERS AND THINKERS, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE GRAPPLE WITH FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS THAT CONFRONT US AS HUMAN BEINGS.