by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Fisher College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Fisher College is ranked #1,420 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fisher College held the #1,552 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 63 colleges in Massachusetts, Fisher College is ranked at #58.
Fisher College has an acceptance rate of 74%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Fisher College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fisher College is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Fisher College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Fisher College is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Fisher College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,311 undergraduates at Fisher College with 605 being full-time and 706 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,556 | $26,052 | $26,194 | $27,465 | $29,751 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fisher College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fisher College, approximately 94% of students took out student loans averaging $6,593 a year. That adds up to $26,372 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Fisher College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 118 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116 |
| Phone: | 617-236-8800 |
| Website: | www.fisher.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | $53,754 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | $45,695 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 29 | $61,133 |
| Human Services | 29 | $35,289 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | NA |
| Nursing | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | $36,873 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 14 | NA |
| Marketing | 11 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 | $38,510 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 860 students took at least one online class at Fisher College. This is an increase from the 766 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 860 | 679 |
| 2021-2022 | 766 | 661 |
| 2020-2021 | 946 | 694 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,015 | 936 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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