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 7.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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 $42.2M 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 campus7
Includes 5 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 | $28,945 | Doctoral/Professional |
| 67% | 65.9% | 7,603 | $30,783 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 75% | 83.0% | 2,037 | $29,498 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 64% | 86.1% | 2,886 | $21,499 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 70% | 95.3% | 8,803 | $33,147 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 79% | 85.1% | 5,746 | $36,041 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 66% | 72.4% | 2,451 | $17,940 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 67% | 81.4% | 2,556 | $20,433 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 84% | 33.3% | 6,864 | $48,095 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 67% | 74.2% | 4,189 | $22,553 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 76% | 69.0% | 4,767 | $33,926 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 79% | 80.9% | 2,864 | $28,746 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 73% | 83.0% | 3,091 | $22,277 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 64% | 81.0% | 2,632 | $19,444 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 73% | 74.7% | 2,401 | $29,357 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 74% | 87.4% | 4,033 | $17,248 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 76% | 72.2% | 9,424 | $40,675 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 66% | 92.8% | 4,505 | $11,704 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 77% | 82.4% | 6,097 | $32,622 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 69% | 73.3% | 9,571 | $31,446 | R2 Research | |
| 67% | 81.6% | 2,752 | $27,074 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 51% | 73.4% | — | $23,819 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 80% | 89.2% | 3,285 | $28,210 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 77% | 85.4% | 9,410 | $29,155 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 70% | 89.4% | 2,579 | $18,578 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 63% | 90.6% | 5,381 | $27,743 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 72% | 81.6% | 4,033 | $28,478 |
Institutions like St. John Fisher
Explore the federal data for institutions in St. John Fisher's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Adelphi University
Grad rate67%Admit rate65.9%Enrollment7,603Net price$30,783View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
Assumption University
Grad rate75%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment2,037Net price$29,498View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalKentucky
Bellarmine University
Grad rate64%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment2,886Net price$21,499View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
Belmont University
Grad rate70%Admit rate95.3%Enrollment8,803Net price$33,147View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIndiana
Butler University
Grad rate79%Admit rate85.1%Enrollment5,746Net price$36,041View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Canisius University
Grad rate66%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment2,451Net price$17,940View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
D'Youville University
Grad rate67%Admit rate81.4%Enrollment2,556Net price$20,433View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalConnecticut
Fairfield University
Grad rate84%Admit rate33.3%Enrollment6,864Net price$48,095View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
Gannon University
Grad rate67%Admit rate74.2%Enrollment4,189Net price$22,553View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Ithaca College
Grad rate76%Admit rate69.0%Enrollment4,767Net price$33,926View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
John Carroll University
Grad rate79%Admit rate80.9%Enrollment2,864Net price$28,746View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Le Moyne College
Grad rate73%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment3,091Net price$22,277View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPennsylvania
Mercyhurst University
Grad rate64%Admit rate81.0%Enrollment2,632Net price$19,444View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Nazareth University
Grad rate73%Admit rate74.7%Enrollment2,401Net price$29,357View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Niagara University
Grad rate74%Admit rate87.4%Enrollment4,033Net price$17,248View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalConnecticut
Quinnipiac University
Grad rate76%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment9,424Net price$40,675View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalMinnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Grad rate66%Admit rate92.8%Enrollment4,505Net price$11,704View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalAlabama
Samford University
Grad rate77%Admit rate82.4%Enrollment6,097Net price$32,622View data - R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Seton Hall University
Grad rate69%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment9,571Net price$31,446View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew York
St Bonaventure University
Grad rate67%Admit rate81.6%Enrollment2,752Net price$27,074View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
The College of Saint Rose
Grad rate51%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment—Net price$23,819View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsOregon
University of Portland
Grad rate80%Admit rate89.2%Enrollment3,285Net price$28,210View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalMinnesota
University of St Thomas
Grad rate77%Admit rate85.4%Enrollment9,410Net price$29,155View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalIndiana
Valparaiso University
Grad rate70%Admit rate89.4%Enrollment2,579Net price$18,578View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalPennsylvania
Wilkes University
Grad rate63%Admit rate90.6%Enrollment5,381Net price$27,743View data
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
St. John Fisher's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C14,836 applied → 3,195 admitted (66.1%) → 642 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 66.1% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1120–1300 (median 1210).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 24–30 (median 28).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $60,370 (2026-2027).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $60,370 → about $31,530 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($28,840); 82% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H178% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H576% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $46,738 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 74%; first-year retention 87%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 9 pts below the overall rate (65% vs 74%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I339% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~14% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B12,583 undergraduates and 1,093 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1428 transfer applicants → 306 admitted (71.4%) → 120 enrolled
Source publications
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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