Fisher College
Boston, MA · Private · Large city
Private institution in Boston, MA · 1,138 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $49,669 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,7021,522nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,0131,477th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,0131,423rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,7231,544th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,6691,081st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,366926th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.4%1,791st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 54.4%1,690th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.8%625th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1381,289th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 42.0%622nd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (BOS)
On 4 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $60,839 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $60,161 | $38,289 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,661 | $45,715 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,041 | $51,273 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $46,478 | $39,927 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $45,529 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $55,964 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $38,289 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $35,701 | $34,793 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1903source
- School colors: Navysource
- Athletic nickname: "Falcon"source
- Mascot: Falconsource
- Motto: "Ubique Fidelis (Everywhere Faithful)"source
- Campus size: about 4 acressource
- Formerly known as "Winter Hill Business College" (1903–1910)source
- Formerly known as "Fisher Business College" (1910–1935)source
- Formerly known as "Fisher Business School" (1935–1944)source
- Formerly known as "Fisher School" (1944–1952)source
- Formerly known as "Fisher Junior College" (1952–1957)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fisher College’s 1,138 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
Elsewhere
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · 1,140 undergrads
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
- Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA · 1,135 undergrads
- Peru State CollegePeru, NE · 1,141 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefisher.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 165802)
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