About
St. John Fisher University is a private university in Rochester, New York. It is named after John Fisher, an English Catholic cardinal and saint. It was named St. John Fisher College until July 1, 2022.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 54 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing23 · 42.6%
- No Data30 · 55.6%
- Failing1 · 1.9%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 12
- Jan 2026Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 851 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $34.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,060 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at St. John Fisher
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 15
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
St. John Fisher vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions St. John Fisher selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt. John Fisher University | 74% | — | 3,693 | $28,150 | Doctoral/Professional |
Adelphi University | 67% | 65.9% | 7,603 | $28,348 | Doctoral/Professional |
Assumption University | 75% | 83.0% | 2,037 | $28,853 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Bellarmine University | 64% | 86.1% | 2,886 | $23,587 | Doctoral/Professional |
Belmont University | 70% | 95.3% | 8,803 | $32,096 | Doctoral/Professional |
Butler University | 79% | 85.1% | 5,746 | $38,472 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Canisius University | 66% | 72.4% | 2,451 | $18,322 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
D'Youville University | 67% | 81.4% | 2,556 | $19,585 | Doctoral/Professional |
Fairfield University | 84% | 33.3% | 6,864 | $46,274 | Doctoral/Professional |
Gannon University | 67% | 74.2% | 4,189 | $23,206 | Doctoral/Professional |
Ithaca College | 76% | 69.0% | 4,767 | $32,965 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
John Carroll University | 79% | 80.9% | 2,864 | $28,617 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Le Moyne College | 73% | 83.0% | 3,091 | $21,547 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Mercyhurst University | 64% | 81.0% | 2,632 | $27,263 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Nazareth University | 73% | 74.7% | 2,401 | $30,521 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Niagara University | 74% | 87.4% | 4,033 | $18,740 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Quinnipiac University | 76% | 72.2% | 9,424 | $39,207 | Doctoral/Professional |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 66% | 92.8% | 4,505 | $21,034 | Doctoral/Professional |
Samford University | 77% | 82.4% | 6,097 | $30,795 | Doctoral/Professional |
Seton Hall University | 69% | 73.3% | 9,571 | $28,921 | R2 Research |
St Bonaventure University | 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,151 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
The College of Saint Rose | 51% | 73.4% | — | $23,819 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Portland | 80% | 89.2% | 3,285 | $36,371 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University of St Thomas | 77% | 85.4% | 9,410 | $30,525 | Doctoral/Professional |
Valparaiso University | 70% | 89.4% | 2,579 | $21,583 | Doctoral/Professional |
Wilkes University | 63% | 90.6% | 5,381 | $27,700 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 72% | 81.6% | 4,033 | $28,249 |
St. John Fisher Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research is dedicated to providing the Fisher community with information and analysis to support planning and evidence-based decision-making.
Visit IR office page- Cooper BreedInstitutional Research Data Analyst
- Andrew BrolsmaDirector of Institutional Research
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planFisher 2030: Pathways to Purpose2025The Fisher 2030: Pathways to Purpose strategic plan of St. John Fisher University aims to transform lives through goodness, discipline, and knowledge. It emphasizes three main priorities: student success, organizational innovation, and community engagement. The plan outlines specific objectives to enhance student support services, adapt to new educational models, and strengthen regional and community ties.sjf.edu
Notable alumni of St. John Fisher (19)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Robert Agostinelli
- Joseph L. Biehler
- Russ Brandon
- Rich Christiano
- Maria Cino
- Michael G. Cornelius
- Rich David
- Jessica Huber
- Mark C. Johns
- Peter Joseph Kairo
- Dan Kane
- Jim Koerner
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