Admissions

Visiting the Santa Fe Campus

Visiting Santa Fe
It is difficult on a website to do justice to the beauty of Santa Fe and the St. John’s campus here. Within a day’s drive lie Bandelier National Monument, Canyons de Chelly and Chaco, and many pueblos that remain home to native peoples and cultures. The campus is surrounded by hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest laced with hiking trails and hot springs, wild rivers and streams. With exquisite natural and man-made beauty, Santa Fe is proud of its multiple cultures – Anglo, Hispanic, and Native American – existing side-by-side, fine and performing arts scenes that are the envy of many a big city, and an international art market ranking among the top three in the world. For more information about the cultural events and fun things to do in Santa Fe, click here.

Overnight Visits
It is best to visit when classes are in session, but the admissions office is open year-round and offers regular campus tours and information sessions. See what dates are available by checking the visit calendar.

If you are seriously considering attending St. John’s, we encourage you to stay on campus for about 24 hours.. Typically, overnight visitors arrive on a Monday or Thursday in the late afternoon, attend classes and partake in student life, leaving on the afternoon of the second day (Tuesday or Friday). To schedule a visit, contact the Admissions office at 800-331-5232, or e-mail visitsjc@sjcsf.edu. 

Day Visits
We also schedule day visits, which can be as long or as short as necessary. Generally for a full day visit, students arrive at 9:30 a.m. on a weekday, go on a tour, attend class at 10:35 a.m., eat lunch in the dining hall, and then attend another class at 1:30 p.m. The schedule also includes a conversation with one of our admissions staff. The visit concludes by about 4 p.m. Please reserve a place by contacting the Admissions office (1-800-331-5232 or visitsjc@sjcsf.edu) at least 24 hours in advance.

Open Houses and Accepted Students Days
Prospective students may want to attend one of our special admissions tours which take place throughout the year: Check the visit calendar for dates and details.

How Was Your Visit?
If you have visited the campus and have thoughts or suggestions regarding your experience, please contact the Visit Coordinator at 1-505-984-6081 or visitsjc@sjcsf.edu.

Directions and map
Get directions to campus and download a campus map on the Santa Fe Campus Information page.