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St. John Fisher University

St. John Fisher University is a private campus in suburban Rochester, NY. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,994

family income
under $30k

$20,355

$30–48k

$27,255

$48–75k

$30,794

$75–110k

$32,667

over $110k

Average net price

$28,9452023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at St. John Fisher University rose from $20,088 (2008) to $28,945 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,088
2009	$20,145
2010	$20,978
2011	$22,330
2012	$23,162
2013	$23,666
2014	$24,915
2015	$26,827
2016	$27,023
2017	$27,299
2018	$27,767
2019	$29,240
2020	$26,720
2021	$27,313
2022	$28,150
2023	$28,945

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$55,2012024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at St. John Fisher University rose from $34,338 (2009) to $55,201 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,338
2010	$35,461
2011	$36,396
2012	$37,341
2013	$39,014
2014	$40,209
2015	$42,107
2016	$43,779
2017	$45,299
2018	$46,635
2019	$48,077
2020	$49,242
2021	$48,687
2022	$50,348
2023	$52,514
2024	$55,201

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$14,690
2001	$15,600
2002	$16,550
2003	$17,750
2004	$18,450
2005	$19,560
2006	$20,710
2007	$21,930
2008	$23,390
2013	$28,430
2014	$29,550
2015	$30,690
2016	$31,880
2017	$33,120
2018	$34,310
2019	$35,150
2020	$35,150
2021	$36,352
2022	$37,748
2023	$39,666

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

St. John Fisher University reports published tuition of $41,190 in this record. St. John Fisher University's $41,190 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

St. John Fisher University reports 2,565 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

74.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at St. John Fisher University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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74.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at St. John Fisher University rose from 61.2% (entered 1991) to 74.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	61.2%
1992 cohort	61.7%
1993 cohort	54.4%
1994 cohort	49.3%
1995 cohort	58.3%
1996 cohort	60.3%
1997 cohort	64.6%
1998 cohort	59.1%
1999 cohort	61.7%
2000 cohort	66%
2001 cohort	68.6%
2002 cohort	73.4%
2003 cohort	74.3%
2004 cohort	71.8%
2005 cohort	73.1%
2006 cohort	75.1%
2007 cohort	72.5%
2008 cohort	71.5%
2009 cohort	72%
2010 cohort	73.2%
2011 cohort	74.1%
2012 cohort	72.8%
2013 cohort	75.4%
2014 cohort	71.8%
2015 cohort	73%
2016 cohort	72%
2017 cohort	74.4%
2018 cohort	74.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,766	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,599	$6,279
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,250	$6,112
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$5,391
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,250	$4,895
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,925	$6,300
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,126	$9,976
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,958	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,000	$10,150
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,585	$9,292
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,887	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,500	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,501	$8,120
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$8,120
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,250	$9,179
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$10,364

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$61,198

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$62,486

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$66,944

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

St. John Fisher University admitted 3,353 of 5,050 applicants in Fall 2024. The 66.4% rate describes that application pool.

66.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,666 tuition · 2023–24 2,565 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1120–13001600

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Admissions

St. John Fisher University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For St. John Fisher University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–650 and Math was 560–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1120–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	600	650
SAT Math	560	610	650
ACT Composite	23	27	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, St. John Fisher University received 5,050 applications and admitted 3,353 (66.4%), with 680 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

66.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.8%
Fall 2002	74.7%
Fall 2003	71.5%
Fall 2004	69.5%
Fall 2005	65.2%
Fall 2006	62.1%
Fall 2007	60.9%
Fall 2008	62.4%
Fall 2009	65%
Fall 2010	65.4%
Fall 2011	66.5%
Fall 2012	64.2%
Fall 2013	62.8%
Fall 2014	67.9%
Fall 2015	62.4%
Fall 2016	64.5%
Fall 2017	64.5%
Fall 2018	64.5%
Fall 2019	64.5%
Fall 2020	68.4%
Fall 2021	71.1%
Fall 2022	73%
Fall 2023	67.8%
Fall 2024	66.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1300Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	970	1150
Fall 2002	950	1140
Fall 2003	970	1140
Fall 2004	970	1140
Fall 2005	990	1180
Fall 2006	1000	1180
Fall 2007	980	1170
Fall 2008	990	1170
Fall 2009	990	1170
Fall 2010	990	1170
Fall 2011	990	1190
Fall 2012	970	1160
Fall 2013	990	1170
Fall 2014	970	1160
Fall 2015	1000	1170
Fall 2016	970	1150
Fall 2017	1060	1230
Fall 2018	1080	1250
Fall 2019	1070	1260
Fall 2020	1060	1240
Fall 2021	1110	1270
Fall 2022	1090	1260
Fall 2023	1120	1280
Fall 2024	1120	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	21	24
Fall 2007	22	25
Fall 2008	22	26
Fall 2009	22	26
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	23	27
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	22	26
Fall 2017	22	26
Fall 2018	22	26
Fall 2019	21	26
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	23	29
Fall 2023	24	29
Fall 2024	23	28

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,565Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at St. John Fisher University rose from 1,935 (Fall 2002) to 2,565 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,935
Fall 2003	2,443
Fall 2004	2,588
Fall 2005	2,631
Fall 2006	2,733
Fall 2007	2,796
Fall 2008	2,850
Fall 2009	2,810
Fall 2010	2,864
Fall 2011	2,853
Fall 2012	2,937
Fall 2013	2,948
Fall 2014	2,834
Fall 2015	2,782
Fall 2016	2,741
Fall 2017	2,724
Fall 2018	2,728
Fall 2019	2,639
Fall 2020	2,679
Fall 2021	2,586
Fall 2022	2,616
Fall 2023	2,579
Fall 2024	2,565

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at St. John Fisher University has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	83%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	84%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	86%
Fall 2007 cohort	84%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	88%
Fall 2019 cohort	90%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about St. John Fisher University

Faculty pay at St. John Fisher University averages $116,112 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes St. John Fisher University as a primarily residential campus of 2,565 undergraduates — and 86.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

St. John Fisher University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1120–1300 — their midpoint is below the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on St. John Fisher University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How St. John Fisher University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

St. John Fisher University66.4%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

St. John Fisher University$41,190

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

St. John Fisher University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

St. John Fisher University$66,944

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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St. John Fisher University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	St. John Fisher University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	66.4%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$41,190	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$66,944	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For St. John Fisher University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

St. John Fisher University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 16 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,470
Accounting and Related Services	$72,171
Finance and Financial Management Services	$70,455
Marketing	$68,086
Human Resources Management and Services	$61,893
Biology, General	$61,201
Economics	$60,920
Criminology	$60,481
Communication and Media Studies	$58,279
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$57,184
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,411
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$56,069
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$54,899
English Language and Literature, General	$54,602
Psychology, General	$53,568
History	$49,491

These 16 fields listed for St. John Fisher University measure earnings after completion. The $66,944 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional St. John Fisher University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does St. John Fisher University report?

St. John Fisher University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1120–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is St. John Fisher University's acceptance rate?

66.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,353 admitted from 5,050 applicants.

How much does St. John Fisher University cost?

At St. John Fisher University, tuition is $41,190. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does St. John Fisher University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $66,944. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

St. John's University-New York — 83.4% admitted
St. Joseph's University-New York — 72% admitted
Siena University — 69% admitted
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred — 75.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.