- The Inkwell
- New York
- St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NYSuburb: largeZIP 14618Founded 1948
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1948
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sjf.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
St. John Fisher University
St. John Fisher University is a private nonprofit university in Rochester, New York, with 2,565 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $29,743 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention86%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans70%
$29,743net price / year
66%admission rate
1214average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$76,156median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,250median debt
#264 of 1,704 for earnings#1,445 of 1,739 for lowest net price#275 of 1,738 for graduation rate#486 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
- $57,224tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,174
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,174
- Average net price
- $29,743national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,635
$30,001–48,000$22,573
$48,001–75,000$25,145
$75,001–110,000$28,267
$110,001+$35,104
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 560–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 23–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 77%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,159
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,156middle 50%: $53,906–$106,808
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,808
Median, St. John Fisher University$76,156
Lower quarter$53,906
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
- 2,565
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,676 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,170
- Endowment, end of year
- $151,031,721
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic8.0%
Black5.4%
Asian3.4%
Two or more races2.3%
U.S. nonresident0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Business & management18%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.2%
Psychology7.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Education6.7%
Social sciences5.0%
Communication & journalism3.4%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $31,532 | 74% | $82,322 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195720. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7588902.