Fisher College Overview

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Boston makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Fisher College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Fisher College.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
• It takes the average Fisher College student 4.3 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Fisher College Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Fisher College is ranked #350 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Fisher College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#32	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Fisher College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Education Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Fisher College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#8	Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#15	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools	College Factual
#93	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#147	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#148	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual

Where Is Fisher College?

Contact details for Fisher College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	118 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116
Phone:	617-236-8800

How Do I Get Into Fisher College?

You can apply to Fisher College online at: myfisher.fisher.edu/cafeweb/tapestry?service&page=ApplicationBostonDay

Admission Requirements for Fisher College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisher College?

The acceptance rate at Fisher College is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to Fisher College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 530.

Fisher College received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 13 and 20.

Can I Afford Fisher College?

The overall average net price of Fisher College is $45,489. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fisher College, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $7,260 a year. That adds up to $29,040 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Fisher College is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Fisher College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,311 undergraduate students at Fisher College, with 605 being full-time and 706 being part-time.

There are also 108 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 605 full-time undergraduates at Fisher College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fisher College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	96
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	78
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	203

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Fisher College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Fisher College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Fisher College

There are 16 bachelor’s degree and 2 master’s degree programs available online at Fisher College. In 2019-2020, 946 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fisher College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Fisher College

The following table shows how Fisher College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	#16	#16
General Biology	#16	#16
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#19	#19
Health & Physical Education	#67	#67

Online Affordability Rankings of Fisher College Rankings

The following table shows how Fisher College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Hospitality Management	#23	#23
Finance & Financial Management	#67	#67
Computer & Information Sciences	#69	#69
Public Administration & Social Service	#70	#70
Human Services	#70	#70
Communication & Journalism	#73	#73

Online Growth Rankings of Fisher College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fisher College was 5.8%. This is the #1,524 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Fisher College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Fisher College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	11%
Education	25%
Health Sciences & Services	20%
Hospitality Management	14%
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	27%
Teacher Education Grade Specific	25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Fisher College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Fisher College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	#10
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	#69
Design & Applied Arts	#72
Human Services	#103
Hospitality Management	#107
Finance & Financial Management	#126
Visual & Performing Arts	#159
Health Sciences & Services	#161
Communication & Media Studies	#178
Marketing	#219
Human Resource Management	#253
General Psychology	#261
Communication & Journalism	#282
Computer Information Systems	#332
Psychology	#395
Public Administration & Social Service	#396

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fisher College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	6	0	36	34	76
Human Services	0	0	41	0	41
Health & Medical Administrative Services	14	4	17	0	35
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	0	28	0	29
Liberal Arts General Studies	25	0	2	0	27
General Psychology	1	0	14	4	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	15	1	0	0	16
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	1	0	14	0	15
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	13	0	13
Nursing	0	0	12	0	12
Accounting	0	0	9	0	9
Hospitality Management	0	0	7	0	7
Computer Information Systems	2	0	5	0	7
Human Resource Management	0	0	6	0	6
Health Sciences & Services	5	0	0	0	5
Marketing	0	0	4	0	4
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2	2	0	0	4
Health & Physical Education	0	0	4	0	4
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	3	0	3
General Biology	0	0	2	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	72	7	217	38	334

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.