St. John Fisher University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for St. John Fisher University

St. John Fisher University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Rochester, New York (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,565 students of which 2,723 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. St. John Fisher University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 66.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,214 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,945, with published in-state tuition of $41,190 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 74.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.4%. Graduates earn a median of $66,944 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,198 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 160900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.