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Yes — St. John's University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Excelsior Battalion. Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Excelsior Battalion · Excelsior
Army ROTC in New York runs out of Saint John's University as the Excelsior Battalion.
About this program
Excelsior Battalion is the Army ROTC battalion hosted at Saint John's University in New York. The unit commissions officers into the U.S. Army.
The battalion pulls cadets from Hofstra University, New York Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, and Long Island University alongside its host enrollment. Military Science I-IV is taught on-site, and sister-school cadets bus or drive over for class days, PT, and the weekly leadership lab.
Cadets can pursue AROTC 4-Year National or, once on contract, AROTC 3-Year Advanced. Saint John's University brings academic depth in computer science and cybersecurity, and the unit aligns major selection with branch-board competitiveness.
Scholarships at this unit
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.
Service obligation: 8 years
Cross-town and partner schools
Students at these schools can join Excelsior Battalion. They travel to St. John's University for training.
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Location: St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439
Army ROTC FAQ
Does St. John's University have Army ROTC?
Yes — St. John's University hosts Army ROTC on campus through Excelsior Battalion. Students from 2 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Excelsior Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Excelsior Battalion is the host unit, based at St. John's University. Students at 2 partner schools join it cross-town and train at St. John's University.
Where is Excelsior Battalion located?
Excelsior Battalion is hosted at Saint John's University in New York. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the Saint John's University campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Excelsior Battalion?
In addition to Saint John's University, students enrolled at Hofstra University, New York Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, and Long Island University can contract through Excelsior Battalion via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Excelsior Battalion?
Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Excelsior Battalion?
After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.
How big is the corps at Excelsior Battalion?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
Can students at other schools join Excelsior Battalion?
Yes. Excelsior Battalion takes cross-town and partner students from 2 other schools, including Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Wagner College. See the cross-town section above for distances and how to enroll.
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