St. John Fisher University
Rochester, New York · Private · 2,565 undergraduates · sjf.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
66%
of 4,836 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1300
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$61,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at St. John Fisher University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
66% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$61,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 77% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1080, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply to Fisher: First-Year Students | St. John Fisher University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Decision · December 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Priority deadline · January 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
66%
of applicants were admitted: 3,195 of 4,836 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 62% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 21% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1300
Reading and Writing 550 to 660
Math 550 to 650
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139955%
- 1000 to 119935%
- 800 to 9996.8%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.52
- 4.05.3%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7437%
- 3.25 to 3.4910%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.997.3%
- Below 2.500.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$61,850
a year
- Tuition$43,760
- Fees$1,140
- Food and housing$16,270
- Books and supplies$680
St. John Fisher University published $59,470 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,635
- $30,001 to $48,000$22,573
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,145
- $75,001 to $110,000$28,267
- Over $110,000$35,104
Financial aid
82%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$28,840
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $20,350 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
21 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,380Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Non-liberal arts credit hours |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Non-liberal arts credit hours |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFAM 150 - Intro African American Studies |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS Core course |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | Liberal arts credit hours |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 120 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 120 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 120 - Calculus I –AND– MATH 122 - Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 103/L and 104/L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LCHN 111, 112 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC Core course |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSCI 161 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Non-liberal arts credit hours |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Liberal arts credit hours |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 150 and Liberal Arts Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 101 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST Core course |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LFRN 112 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | LFRN 112 and LFRN 211 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LGRM 112 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | LGRM 112 and LGRM 211 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG Core course |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LITL 112 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | LITL 112 and LITL 211 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LJPN 111 and LJPN 112 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 101, 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 106 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 105 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Liberal arts credit hours |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 141 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 142 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS Core course |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS Core course |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 119 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC100 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Liberal arts credit hours |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | LSPN 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | LSPN 112 and LSPN 211 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | LSPN 3XX - Spanish elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | ECON 221 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC Core course |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST Core course |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST Core course |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$76,156
a year, 10 years after starting here
- St. John Fisher University$88,760
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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