St. John Fisher University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,592
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 93%
From Region 5%
Athletes 777 (30.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 8%
Black 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education 58 34% 91% 0% 2% 2% 2% $57,176 4 +0.26 37 100%
Exercise Science 14 — 57% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $67,466 76 +0.66 63 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 32 — 12% 91% 0% 3% 0% 0% $53,903 68 +0.24 28 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 12 +3 67% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $53,903 45 -0.14 28 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 238 42% 78% 5% 6% 8% 0% $64,003 23 -0.06 55 98%
Computer Science 7 +5 86% 57% 14% 14% 14% 0% $89,246 10 -1.04 88 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,610 33 -0.37 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,017 53 -0.06 69 100% — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,531 25 -0.67 63 — — — — —
Physics 6 — 67% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $71,017 14 -0.91 69 — — — — —
Statistics 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,980 9 -0.97 79 — — — — —
Biology 49 — 47% 84% 6% 4% 6% 0% $70,733 72 +0.50 69 99% — — — —
Molecular Biochemistry 11 — 36% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $69,789 44 -0.15 67 — — — — —
Public Health 8 — 25% 50% 12% 38% 0% 0% $64,538 55 -0.06 56 — — — — —
Economics 6 +2 83% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $58,319 1 -1.49 40 100% — — — —
American Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,763 39 -0.44 28 — — — — —
English 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,553 45 -0.23 20 93% — — — —
History 4 +7 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,301 18 -0.74 17 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 13 — 62% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $53,199 32 -0.39 26 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $53,451 41 -0.31 27 — — — — —
Communication 19 +1 47% 79% 0% 5% 16% 0% $61,012 51 -0.08 47 97% — — — —
International Relations 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $61,905 23 -0.57 50 — — — — —
Political Science 3 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,161 30 -0.59 55 100% — — — —
Psychology 47 +6 13% 72% 11% 6% 9% 0% $54,209 48 -0.13 29 94% — — — —
Public Relations 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $67,344 36 -0.39 63 — — — — —
Sociology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,252 46 -0.24 29 100% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 3 +2 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,651 51 +0.06 49 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media — — — — — — — — $53,873 53 -0.12 28 — — — — —
Film Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,698 39 -0.34 12 — — — — —
Criminology 21 — 38% 62% 0% 5% 29% 0% $58,492 46 -0.19 41 100% — — — —
Legal Studies 17 +3 47% 82% 12% 0% 0% 0% $67,595 88 +1.06 63 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 152 82% 80% 3% 5% 5% 1% $71,246 48 -0.45 70 98%
Accounting 24 — 62% 67% 12% 4% 4% 0% $79,253 34 -0.50 80 98% — — — —
Business Administration 30 — 90% 83% 0% 3% 7% 0% $63,635 18 -0.73 54 99% — — — —
Finance 35 +10 91% 91% 0% 0% 3% 0% $82,190 25 -0.58 83 96% — — — —
Human Resource Management — — — — — — — — $66,793 21 -0.66 61 97% — — — —
Marketing 32 +2 62% 88% 3% 3% 3% 0% $64,069 12 -1.05 55 96% — — — —
Sport Management 31 — 97% 68% 0% 13% 10% 3% $67,466 77 +0.65 63 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wegmans School of Nursing 185 11% 86% 5% 2% 3% 0% $86,689 84 -0.55 87 98% 4.4%
Nursing 185 — 11% 86% 5% 2% 3% 0% $86,689 30 -0.55 87 98% 4.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wegmans School of Pharmacy 19 16% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $134,654 100 +0.57 99 97%
Pharmacy 19 — 16% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $134,654 65 +0.57 99 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,836
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 34.7% 226 15% 85% 5% 3% 3% 0% $88,747 85 -0.36 88 98% 4.4%
Business & Economics 24.2% 158 82% 80% 3% 4% 6% 1% $70,755 28 -0.48 69 98% —
Social Sciences 12.0% 78 22% 74% 6% 8% 10% 0% $57,238 46 -0.15 37 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 60 45% 85% 5% 3% 7% 0% $70,560 65 +0.38 68 99% —
Education 6.7% 44 27% 91% 0% 2% 0% 2% $53,903 52 +0.14 28 100% —
Professional 5.8% 38 42% 71% 5% 3% 16% 0% $62,564 36 +0.37 51 100% —
Humanities 2.9% 19 63% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $52,269 32 -0.46 24 99% —
Computer Science 2.3% 15 80% 80% 7% 7% 7% 0% $87,840 14 -0.69 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 13 69% 77% 8% 0% 0% 0% $71,819 31 -0.80 71 100% —
Arts 0.2% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,698 26 -0.34 12 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $1.1M #239 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.1M #313 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $1.0M #210 0% $0 40 #15 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #406 17% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.3M #493 20% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #338 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.1M #407 3% $0 40 #283 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 148 $803K $730K $73K
Lacrosse 60 $372K $336K $35K
Track & Field (outdoor) 60 $126K $123K $3K
Track & Field (indoor) 59 $125K $122K $3K
Soccer 52 $231K $215K $15K
Baseball 43 $311K $296K $15K
Basketball 33 $248K $237K $10K
Wrestling 32 $204K $197K $7K
Volleyball 21 $188K $177K $10K
Cross Country 14 $84K $72K $11K
Golf 13 $342K $225K $117K
Tennis 9 $55K $50K $4K
Total 462 $3.1M $2.8M $308K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 69 $116K $112K $3K
Track & Field (indoor) 68 $119K $115K $3K
Soccer 59 $188K $178K $10K
Lacrosse 38 $320K $275K $44K
Softball 28 $252K $223K $28K
Field Hockey 27 $165K $150K $14K
Rowing 26 $105K $104K $505
Cross Country 24 $83K $71K $11K
Volleyball 21 $229K $207K $22K
Basketball 16 $166K $153K $13K
Tennis 11 $63K $60K $2K
Golf 7 $100K $96K $3K
Total 315 $1.9M $1.8M $159K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 148 $803K $730K $73K
Track & Field (outdoor) 129 $243K $235K $7K
Track & Field (indoor) 127 $244K $237K $7K
Soccer 111 $419K $394K $25K
Lacrosse 98 $692K $612K $79K
Basketball 49 $415K $390K $24K
Baseball 43 $311K $296K $15K
Volleyball 42 $418K $385K $33K
Cross Country 38 $168K $144K $23K
Wrestling 32 $204K $197K $7K
Softball 28 $252K $223K $28K
Field Hockey 27 $165K $150K $14K
Rowing 26 $105K $104K $505
Golf 20 $442K $322K $120K
Tennis 20 $118K $111K $6K
Total 777 $6.9M $6.5M $482K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 58% 12%
Early Decision 66% 54% 11%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1120 – 1300
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660