St. John Fisher College Overview

St. John Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. Rochester is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is St. John Fisher College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Fisher.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Fisher bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $66,944 a year. That's about 64% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Fisher to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is St. John Fisher College?

Contact details for Fisher are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3690 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14618-3597
Phone:	585-385-8000
Website:	www.sjf.edu

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How Do I Get Into Fisher?

You can apply to Fisher online at: https://www.sjf.edu/admissions-aid/freshman-admissions/applying-to-fisher/

Admission Requirements for Fisher

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisher?

Fisher has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Fisher submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

Fisher received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford St. John Fisher College?

The overall average net price of Fisher is $33,373. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Fisher, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $14,869 a year. That adds up to $59,476 over four years for those students.

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St. John Fisher College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,690 undergraduate students at Fisher, with 2,573 being full-time and 117 being part-time.

There are also 920 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,573 full-time undergraduates at Fisher, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	93
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	2,142
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at St. John Fisher College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Fisher. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia.

St. John Fisher College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	205	5	82	9	301
Business Administration & Management	0	43	0	24	35	102
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	48	0	15	0	63
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	4	0	0	59	63
General Biology	0	51	0	0	0	51
General Psychology	0	49	0	0	0	49
Finance & Financial Management	0	42	0	0	0	42
Marketing	0	39	0	0	0	39
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	1	33	0	34
Health & Physical Education	0	28	0	4	0	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	31	0	31
Accounting	0	30	0	0	0	30
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	19	0	0	0	19
Criminology	0	18	0	0	0	18
Public Health	0	10	0	6	0	16
History	0	14	0	0	0	14
Communication & Media Studies	0	12	0	0	0	12
General English Literature	0	10	0	0	0	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	9	0	0	0	9
Political Science & Government	0	9	0	0	0	9
Computer Information Systems	0	8	0	0	0	8
Human Resource Management	0	7	0	0	0	7
Educational Administration	0	0	0	7	0	7
Mathematics	0	6	0	0	0	6
Information Technology	0	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	0	5	0	0	0	5
Sustainability Science	0	5	0	0	0	5
Economics	0	5	0	0	0	5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	4	0	0	0	4
Statistics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Philosophy	0	4	0	0	0	4
Sociology	0	4	0	0	0	4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	3	0	0	0	3
Special Education	0	0	0	3	0	3
Writing Studies	3	0	0	0	0	3
Area Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Anthropology	0	2	0	0	0	2
International Relations & National Security	0	2	0	0	0	2
Museum Studies	1	0	0	0	0	1
Religious Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	0	1
Physics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	709	6	205	103	1,027

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 Stephen Wolfe under License

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