Saint John Fisher College

https://www.sjfc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$35,352

2.95% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$27,325

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

0.472%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

71.1%

4,515 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

3,539

85.5% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

73%

403 Graduates

About

Saint John Fisher College is a higher education institution located in Monroe County, NY. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Saint John Fisher College were Registered Nursing (205 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (57 degrees), and General Psychology (48 degrees).

In 2021, 1,125 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Saint John Fisher College. 64.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 35.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (919 degrees), 15.3 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (60 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Saint John Fisher College is $35,352, which is $6,360 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($28,992).

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Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Saint John Fisher College is $35,352, which is $6,360 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($28,992).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,325.

In 2021, 98% of undergraduate students attending Saint John Fisher College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 69% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$35,352

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Saint John Fisher College was $35,352. The cost of tuition at Saint John Fisher College is $6,360 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($28,992).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Saint John Fisher College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$27,325

2021 Value

8.06%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Saint John Fisher College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,325. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Saint John Fisher College grew by 8.06%.

This chart compares the average net price of Saint John Fisher College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$12,650

Room and Board

$1,100

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Saint John Fisher College was of $12,650 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Saint John Fisher College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

98%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

69%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

98% of undergraduate students at Saint John Fisher College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Saint John Fisher College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.472%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Saint John Fisher College was 0.472%, which represents 5 out of the 1060 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Saint John Fisher College received 4,515 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 2.4% annual growth. Out of those 4,515 applicants, 3,210 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 71.1% acceptance rate.

There were 3,539 students enrolled at Saint John Fisher College in 2021. 30% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Saint John Fisher College has an overall enrollment yield of 18.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

71.1%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

3,210

Accepted Out of 4,515

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Saint John Fisher College was 71.1% (3,210 admissions from 4,515 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 68.4%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 2.4%, while admissions grew by 6.43%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Saint John Fisher College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

30%

Submission Percentage (2021)

177

Scores Submitted (2021)

30% of enrolled first-time students at Saint John Fisher College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Saint John Fisher College had a total enrollment of 3,539 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Saint John Fisher College is 3,025 students and the part-time enrollment is 514. This means that 85.5% of students enrolled at Saint John Fisher College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Saint John Fisher College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 79.6% White, 5.88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.59% Black or African American, 3.84% Asian, 1.78% Two or More Races, 0.283% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0283% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Saint John Fisher College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (47.7%), followed by White Male (34.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (3.57%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (48.1%), followed by White Male (21.2%) and Black or African American Female (8.05%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

85.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Saint John Fisher College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,539 students. The full-time enrollment at Saint John Fisher College is 3,025 and the part-time enrollment is 514. This means that 85.5% of students enrolled at Saint John Fisher College are enrolled full-time compared with 76.6% at similar Doctoral Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Saint John Fisher College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

87%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Saint John Fisher College was 87%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Saint John Fisher College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Saint John Fisher College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,817 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
208 enrolled students
Black or African American
198 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Saint John Fisher College is 79.6% White, 5.88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.59% Black or African American, 3.84% Asian, 1.78% Two or More Races, 0.283% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0283% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 48.9% White, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.56% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 95 students (2.68%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 329 more women than men received degrees from Saint John Fisher College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Saint John Fisher College is white (919 degrees awarded). There were 15.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (60 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Saint John Fisher College is Registered Nursing (205 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (57 degrees) and General Psychology (48 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Saint John Fisher College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (41 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), and History (17 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint John Fisher College are Registered nurses (1,419,739 people), Physicians (507,059 people), Other managers (219,984 people), Postsecondary teachers (205,251 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (204,864 people).

The most specialized majors at Saint John Fisher College in 2021 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (41 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), History (17 degrees), Health (429 degrees), and Biology (59 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint John Fisher College are Surgeons, Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Saint John Fisher College are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (41 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (9 degrees), History (17 degrees), Health (429 degrees), and Biology (59 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint John Fisher College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,948,862 people), Elementary & secondary schools (563,416 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (480,021 people), Offices of physicians (389,774 people), and Outpatient care centers (330,427 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Saint John Fisher College.

Most Common (2021)

Registered Nursing
205 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
57 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
48 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Saint John Fisher College was Registered Nursing with 205 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Saint John Fisher College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

398

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

727

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 398 degrees were awarded to men at Saint John Fisher College, which is 0.547 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (727).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Saint John Fisher College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 64 degrees were awarded to men at Saint John Fisher College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.52 times more than the 42 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 185 degrees were awarded to men at Saint John Fisher College in Registered Nursing, which is 9.25 times more than the 20 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

67%

100% Completion Time

75%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 67% of students graduating from Saint John Fisher College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 75% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 76% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (77.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Saint John Fisher College is Female and White (77.5% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
919 degrees awarded
Black or African American
60 degrees awarded
Asian
59 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Saint John Fisher College is white (919 degrees awarded). There were 15.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (60 degrees).

2.67% of degree recipients (30 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
597 degrees awarded
White Male
322 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
44 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Saint John Fisher College is white female (597 degrees awarded). There were 1.85 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (322 degrees).

Operations

Saint John Fisher College has an endowment valued at nearly $135M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 31.1M (23.1%) compared to the 10.4% average return (40.5M on 388M) across all Doctoral Universities.

In 2021, Saint John Fisher College had a total salary expenditure of 95.4M. Saint John Fisher College employs 95 Associate professors, 75 Assistant professors and 35 Professors. Most academics at Saint John Fisher College are Female Associate professor (56), Female Assistant professor (49), and Male Associate professor (39).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint John Fisher College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 61 employees, Service, with 59 employees, and Management with 53 employees.

Endowment

$135M

2021 Endowment

37.5%

growth from 2020

Saint John Fisher College has an endowment valued at about $135M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Saint John Fisher College grew 37.5% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $253M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Saint John Fisher College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$44.1M

2021 Salaries

4.12%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Saint John Fisher College paid a median of $44.1M in salaries, which represents 46.2% of their overall expenditure ($95.4M) and a 4.12% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 234M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$19.5M

Instructional Salaries

218

Number of Employees

In 2021, Saint John Fisher College paid a total of $19.5M to 218 employees working as instructors, which represents 44.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $71M (30.3%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

95 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

61 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Saint John Fisher College were Associate professor with 95 employees, Assistant professor with 75 employees, and Professor with 35 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint John Fisher College were Office and Administrative Support with 61 employees, Service with 59 employees, and Management with 53 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Associate professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Saint John Fisher College was Female Associate professor with 56 employees, Female Assistant professor with 49 employees, and Male Associate professor with 39 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Saint John Fisher College.