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St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY · Private · Large suburb · Fisher · SJFU

Private institution in Rochester, NY · 2,579 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $66,944 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
$28,1501,648th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,6661,629th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,6661,595th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,5141,538th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,944339th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$61,198228th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.4%311th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.3%462nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.8%556th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1207385th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,579789th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.1%1,296th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 240 mi (EWR)

On 1 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
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 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,707$62,253
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,892$50,022
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$43,128
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,073$40,017
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,672$42,012
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$39,927$40,017
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$37,054$33,665
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$34,704$42,908
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$34,381$33,993
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,171$37,568
Historybachelors$33,993$28,960
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$33,993$29,995

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St. John Fisher University’s 2,579 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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