- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Fisher College
Boston, MACity: largeZIP 02116Founded 1903
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1903
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1968
- Website
- www.fisher.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Fisher College
Fisher College is a private nonprofit college in Boston, Massachusetts, with 1,167 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $22,042 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention55%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans53%
$22,042net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$52,749median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#1,129 of 1,704 for earnings#1,021 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,362 of 1,738 for graduation rate#581 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,888tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,724
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,724
- Average net price
- $22,042national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,191
$30,001–48,000$20,753
$48,001–75,000$22,956
$75,001–110,000$21,575
$110,001+$26,422
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,589
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,749middle 50%: $32,982–$73,109
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,109
Median, Fisher College$52,749
Lower quarter$32,982
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,167
- Part-time
- 47%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 24.8
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 28%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,855 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,055
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White26%
Hispanic22%
Black12%
Asian2.5%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown22%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Education13%
Health professions13%
Liberal arts & humanities7.8%
Computer & information sciences7.4%
Psychology7.4%
Communication & journalism5.8%
Public administration & social service5.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165802. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5454775.