About the organization
St. John's University is a private Roman Catholic university in New York City. Founded in 1870 and operated by the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentian Fathers), the school was originally located in the neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant in the borough of Brooklyn. In the 1950s, the school was relocated to its current site at Utopia Parkway in Hillcrest, Queens. St. John's has additional New York City campuses in Staten Island and Manhattan, as well as the Long Island Graduate Center in Hauppauge, New York. Additionally, the university has international campuses located in Rome, Italy, Paris, France, and Limerick, Ireland. St. John's remains deeply Catholic much of the administration is led by priests, a cross graces every classroom, office and common area, and the school maintains close ties with the local Church. The university is named after Saint John the Baptist.