by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
St. John Fisher College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Fisher is ranked #493 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fisher held the #966 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Fisher also holds the #48 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.
When it comes to admittance, St. John Fisher College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 73%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
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.
At Fisher, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at St. John Fisher College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
St. John Fisher College has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Fisher for first-time, full-time students is 65%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,690 undergraduates at Fisher with 2,573 being full-time and 117 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,168 | $18,267 | $25,566 | $29,117 | $31,551 |
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, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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, 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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Get more details about the location of 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: | https://www.sjf.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 295 | $73,333 |
| Business Administration & Management | 128 | $46,890 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 67 | NA |
| General Psychology | 46 | $35,266 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 44 | $38,469 |
| General Biology | 41 | $33,600 |
| Accounting | 38 | $54,178 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 35 | $46,785 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 34 | NA |
| Criminology | 28 | $33,623 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,400 students took at least one online class at St. John Fisher College. This is an increase from the 1,256 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,400 | 431 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,256 | 215 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,284 | 93 |
| 2018-2019 | 386 | 80 |
Learn more about online learning at St. John Fisher College.
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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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