About Saint John Fisher College

Founded in 1948, Saint John Fisher College. is a Private college. Located in New York, which is a city setting in New York, the campus itself is Suburban. The campus is home to 2,770 full time undergraduate students, and 1,013 full time graduate students.

The Saint John Fisher College Academic calendar runs on a Semester basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 11:1. There are 237 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Saint John Fisher College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.

Quick Facts

Acceptance Rate64%
Application Deadline1-Dec
Application Fee0
SAT Range970-1150
ACT Range22-26

Admissions at SJFC are considered Selective, with ,9% of all applicants being admitted.

In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only 13 of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.

86% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 57% were in the top quarter, and 23% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.

STUDENT LIFE

We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Saint John Fisher College.

13%
“We”re apathetic”
19%
“We know about current events and vote”
56%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
13%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
25%
“Sometimes, but not often”
69%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
6%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
6%
“I only go out in groups”
13%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
81%
“I feel extremely safe”
13%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
44%
“We bought the gear”
44%
“We live for the big game”
6%
“It”s not really our thing”
50%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
25%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
19%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
44%
“They keep regular office hours”
56%
“They”re always available”
94%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
6%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
0%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
6%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
38%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
50%
“We only party on weekends”
6%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
19%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
69%
“There might be people who do”
13%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
0%
“There”s a huge drug scene”
13%
“We”re apathetic”
19%
“We know about current events and vote”
56%
“We participate and encourage others to get involved”
13%
“There”s nothing we won”t protest”
0%
“We save it for the classroom”
25%
“Sometimes, but not often”
69%
“There”s usually intelligent conversation to be found”
6%
“All the time, including weekends”
0%
“I”m always terrified”
6%
“I only go out in groups”
13%
“I usually let someone know where I”m going”
81%
“I feel extremely safe”
13%
“We don”t play sports”
0%
“We play recreationally”
44%
“We bought the gear”
44%
“We live for the big game”
6%
“It”s not really our thing”
50%
“Occasinally we gallery crawl”
25%
“There are a variety of opportunities”
19%
“We”re a very artistic group”
0%
“Haven”t met them”
0%
“Available in class”
44%
“They keep regular office hours”
56%
“They”re always available”
94%
“No greek life, but other groups to join”
6%
“There is some involvement, but not a lot”
0%
“Plenty of people join a sorority or fraternity”
0%
“It”s everything. If you”re not greek, you”re a geek”
6%
“We”re not into drinking at all”
38%
“Maybe a little, but it”s not a big thing”
50%
“We only party on weekends”
6%
“There”s some drinking happening every night”
19%
“Never, we”re here to learn”
69%
“There might be people who do”
13%
“People are known to partake on weekends”
0%
“There”s a huge drug scene”

Saint John Fisher College REVIEWS

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  • How would you rate on-campus housing?

    25 Students rated on-campus housing 4.3 stars. 36 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate off-campus housing?

    20 Students rated off-campus housing 3.3 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus food?

    27 Students rated campus food 4.4 stars. 56 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate campus facilities?

    31 Students rated campus facilities 4.4 stars. 42 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate class size?

    31 Students rated class size 4.6 stars. 61 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate school activities?

    31 Students rated school activities 4 stars. 29 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate local services?

    31 Students rated local services 4.3 stars. 45 % gave the school a 5.0.

  • How would you rate academics?

    31 Students rated academics 4.1 stars. 42 % gave the school a 5.0.

What's your overall opinion of Saint John Fisher College?

12 Students rated Saint John Fisher College

Madison

I love it at St. John Fisher. I could not imagine myself attending anywhere else. Going here was the best decision I have ever made. I've made lifelong friends and so many memories to go along with it. It will always have a special place in my heart.

Brenna

I love the school and it is very easy to become involved. I am a work-study student and am involved in several extracurricular activities. I recommend leaving your door open in the first week to meet people and make more friends. One thing I really love is that all the faculty and staff are super nice and approachable.

matthew

I love this school. All of the staff s incredibly helpful and genuinely cares about their students and wants them to succeed. the on campus housing is very nice, and so is the food. The campus is an overall beautiful campus, nicely located in the safe area of Pittsford, but yet it is close enough to Rochester that you have access to all that Rochester has to offer.

Taylor

I love the college and the atmosphere. The professors, students, and staff are very nice and welcoming. Professors will do as much as they can in order to ensure that you succeed in their course. They are almost always available when you need them to be. I am very proud to be a cardinal.

Saint John Fisher College FAQS

  1. What is the Acceptance Rate at Saint John Fisher College?

    The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Saint John Fisher College is 64%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020 , _____ students were offered admission. The number of males who applied was _____ vs the number of females which was _____.

  2. What should every freshman at your school know before they start?

    I feel that I was very prepared for entering the college world. If I could go back and give myself any advice, however, I think I would tell myself to have more fun. I spent a lot of my senior year worrying about grades and money and how it would affect my college of choice. I also spent a lot of time on homework. I would tell myself to take things one day at a time - you can't change what you don't know so go with the flow. It's important to stop and smell the roses and not get caught up in issues that you're going to be faced with soon enought anyway - worrying never fixed anything. I would tell myself to go out and enjoy life, live it up, spend time with friends because you're all going to part ways and nothing will be the same after that. Most importantly, I would tel myself to live for the moment more... I wish I had done that - time flies by faster than anyone every imagines; you blink and it's gone.

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  3. Describe the students at your school.

    The classmates here are fun, helpful, smart, good looking

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  4. What do you consider the worst thing about your school? Why?

    St. John Fisher College lacks an exorbitant amount of diversity - espeically for it's proximity to the city of Rochester. There is less than 20{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} diversity on campus and I think it would be beneficial to all - students, faculty, and even perspective students and the community - if there were more diversity (racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, sexual).

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  5. What are the academics like at your school?

    Most professors know your name or maybe all of them do but some of them like to play it off like they don't. The majority are personable and friendly but there are a handful who I question why they becamse professors in the first place because they seem to have no interest in you, the class, or even their profession. My favorite classes are the creative writing courses whether it be fiction or non-fiction. My least favorite classes are the math courses. Luckily I only had to take one but math is not my subject and i barely passed the course. Class participation is common with some professors and not with others. It all really depends on how much the students like the professor and whether or not the professor engages them and keeps the course fun or if they drone on and on in a monotone voice. I am an English major with a dual minor in Business Management and Intenational Relations. I haven't dealt with the Business and International Relations departments as much as I have the English. In the English department many of the teachers are very welcoming and willing to help you out. Off the top of my head I can only think of one professor who comes off as very nice but is actually a you know what. The school has been regarded as "selective" but there are some kids enrolled that make you question what "selective" nowadays really is as there are students who somehow still struggle to read. Many of the classes, especially the core classes, are easy and one can get by doing minimal work. You would actually be surprised to overhear some of the conversations around campus and what they people involved are discussing. Some are extremely intellectual and others leave you wondering how on earth they got into college.

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  6. What do you brag about most when you tell your friends about your school?

    The staff. (educational department)

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  7. What is the stereotype of students at your school? Is this stereotype accurate?

    I think the primary stereotype of St. John Fisher College is that the school is filled with upper-class guys and girls who believe they are privileged over others. The college is located in Pittsford, NY one of the wealthiest towns in the state. Many of the other surrounding towns and neighborhoods in the greater Rochester area are wealthy as well and it is safe to say that the majority of students are from the Rochester area.This coupled with the high cost of tuition creates a stereotype that the students here are "snobs"

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  8. What is your overall opinion of this school?

    Best thing: the small campus - if living in a dorm you can wake up ten minutes before class and get there on time Worst thing: the prices in the cafeteria. Having a meal plan is crucial but without one it becomes extremeley expensive - a Muscle Milk and Special K bar is just over $6 St. John Fisher has a very small campus (about 50 acres) and is perfect for getting around. You can walk from one end of campus (Murphy Hall) to the other (Skalny Science Center) in 10-15 minutes, not even. In terms of student size there is just under 3,000 undergraduates and though it is nice knowing everyone and seeing everyone it also becomes a nuissance having to not only see the same people over and over again but word spreads fast in a small school which is most usually never a good thing. When I tell people that I attend St. John Fisher they seem very impressed - maybe becuase of the reputation, the location, or the extremely high cost. Whatever it may be they think it is a very good school. Before I lived off campus I spent the overhwleming majority of my time in my dorm just because I was always surrounded by my friends, a fun enviroment, and surprisingly I was able to get work done there. There are four other colleges relatively close to St. John Fisher but there is not much to do on the weekends besides going downtown, at Fisher at least. The administration is 50/50. There are actually a great number of professors who really are there to help you in any way possible (the typical professors you associate with a small school) and then there are the handful who would be better situated in a large university teaching 300 students at a time. Because of the football team's surprising run to the NCAA Elite 8 in this year's playoffs I think there has been a surge in school pride. The most frequent complaint on campus is the parking which is very limited. Even though they increased some of the lots it can still be troublesome.

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  9. What are the most popular student activities/groups?

    The most popular team on campus would be the football team and I say this simply because they are the largest - the team holds just over 100 kids. I really don't believe the clubs and organizations have a huge crowd. Freshman and sophomore year I left my dorm room open as it seemed to be the place where all of my friends got together to hang out. I think a lot more people kept ther door open freshman year just because they wanted to get to know people but as you get older less and less doors are open. In Keough, the junior dorm, I have yet to see a single door open. Ever since I got into a relationship at the end of last year I have been paying attention more and more to who is dating on campus and the answer is not many. I can only think of 7 or 8 couples off the top of my head. I met my closest friends freshman year because they lived on my floor all within 6 rooms of each other. It is a group of about 10 that has gotten bigger since frshman year but we all lived on the same floor. Also, some of my best friends came from being on the Lacrosse team If I am up at 2 a.m. on a Tuesday I am watching T.V. playing Call of Duty or actually doing homework. The weekends are what I assume to be normal for a college weekend. You'd be surprised at the number of students who decide to stay in. Thursday and Saturday nights are the biggest nights of the weekend and friday usually tends to be pretty slow. Wednesday nights, it seems, are getting more popular ech year. If you don't drink I am sure there is plenty of stuff to do around campus - there are always guest speakers, musicians, special guests, movies, and more going on so I am sure you'll find something. Sometimes If I can't drink one night I'll still go out and be DD. You can still go out and not drink - no one is going to pressure you. Again, we're all old enough to not really care about it. Off campus I go to local sports games like the Amerks, Red Wings, and even some high school games. There are a lot of stores, movie theatres, and the Eastview Mall to go to to kill some time. I also just hang out at my house a lot

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  10. What's unique about your campus?

    The friendly staff in the education department. They were always willing to extend themselves and really become friends with you and not just a teacher.

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  11. Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.

    St. John Fisher College is friendly, expensive, academically supportive and there are always activities to get students involved both on and off campus.

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  12. Why did you decide to go to this school?

    Fisher was a small school and I liked the idea of that. I also loved the campus and all of the activities available to students.

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  13. What kind of person should attend this school?

    Somebody with a big heart, kind personality, extroverted, open-minded

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  14. What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

    I wish I knew how to be more "take-charge" about what classes I was signed up for to begin my freshman year. I am now behind in my major courses, which makes it difficult to graduate on time.

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  15. What's the most frustrating thing about your school?

    Lack of diversity

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  16. What kind of person should not attend this school?

    Close minded, shallow

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  17. What are your classes like?

    Challenging, but in a good way. If you have a thought of a class you'd like to take, chances are it is offered at Fisher. This semester I took Reading Gender, which was geared towards looking at media artifacts through a rhetorical lens of different gender, sexuality, racial, and political biases. Next semester I'll be taking one of my first Art classes called "Picturing the Past", which will examine basically how a picture can "say 1000 words" as the expression goes. I'm sure it will be as intensive as my Reading Gender class was, but hopefully equally just as fun!

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  18. Describe your favorite campus traditions.

    St. John Fisher College is known for it's small, beautiful campus with great study programs and majors that can apply to any and all students. The professors care about their students and always have time for one-on-one help with any of their students. There are exceptional schools of business and nursing within the college which make for great options for the students. Also, the Division III athletics are above average with football being a main attraction for the community and also the students.

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  19. Tell us about the sports scene on campus.

    Basically, if you want to be involved, there is plenty of opportunity to do so... but if not, no sweat! Fisher is not really a sports-centered school, but at the same time offers a variety of options for enthusiasts; football (of course), lacrosse, even golf (on Fisher's own course). Events are usually not packed, unless is is a traditional game such as the Courage Bowl, which usually draws a pretty decent crowd. Any 'pre-gaming' is out of sight, if at all - students are mostly there simply to support their friends and teammates.

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  20. Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!

    I feel our school has some great clubs on campus that make a huge difference within the community. A good example of that would be the Teddi Dance For Love which is a student run club that holds a 24 hour dance for love. All the funds we earn go to the Camp Good Days and Special Times for kids with cancer.

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  21. What's the Greek scene like?

    Fisher does not currently (and hasn't in the past, that I am aware of) hosted fraternity or sorority life.

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Student Body

Students

60%

female

40%

male

2,770

Total Undergrad Enrollment

1,013

Total Grad Students

4%

Out-Of-State

95%

In-State

1%

International

Organizations

70

Student Organizations

N/A

Fraternities

N/A

Sororities

Housing

Yes

On-Campus Housing

35%

of students living on campus

Student Diversity

% American Indian/Alaskan Native
N/A
% Asian/Pacific Islander
4%
% Black or African-American
4%
% Hispanic/Latino
4%
% White or Caucasian
84%

TUITION & AID

All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA. Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.

100% of students attending Saint John Fisher College receive some sort of financial aid. 27% were awarded federal grants. While 78% received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.

Cost Out of State

$31,880

Tuition and fees(Out of state)

$1,100

Books and Supplies

$11,740

Room and Board

44,720

Total On Campus

Actual Cost By Income Level(W/Financial Aid)

Family Income
Cost
$0 - $30K
$17,847
$30 - $48K
$20,414
$48 - $75K
$25,259
$75 - $110K
$27,128
$110K & UP
$31,340

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