Private nonprofit · College

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city

70.7%
Admit rate
$26,649
Avg net price
28%
Graduation rate
$49,669
Median earnings

Fisher College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Boston, Massachusetts (large city setting), enrolling 1,167 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,167 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 71% admitNAIA Division ICold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. In 1630, settlers led by John Winthrop arrived, and found Shawmut Peninsula nearly empty of Native people. Most had died of European diseases borne by earlier settlers and traders. Boston shares many cultural roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England accent known as the Boston accent and a regional cuisine with a large emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy products. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Boston, MA
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
3 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How Fisher College compares

Selectivity70.7%

More selective than 63% · #32 most selective of 63 in Massachusetts

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 10% · #64 of 66 in Massachusetts

First-year retention55%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,669

Higher than 38% · #54 of 67 in Massachusetts

Average net price$26,649

Cheaper than 24% · #31 cheapest of 65 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment1,167

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Fisher College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,283students
  • Undergraduate1,16791%
  • Graduate1169%

Undergraduates by gender

1,167undergrads
  • Women80969%
  • Men35831%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial38%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,167
Graduate enrollment
116
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
35%
Median family income
$29,242
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,695

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
70.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$35,689
Room & board
$18,041
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$53,921
Average net price
$26,649

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
28%
Graduated on time (4 years)
16%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
46%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,366
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,669
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
16%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
34%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
322
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
28%
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
196 (137 men · 59 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball65
Soccer56
Basketball35
Volleyball24
Softball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
10

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,652 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.0reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year3.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.3
Fondling
1.0
Rape
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$25,071
$30–48k
$25,267
$48–75k
$27,168
$75–110k
$26,511
$110k+
$30,661

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$126,515

$27,168/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$20,144
average award, among those who get one

Fisher College discounts heavily: 97% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $20,144. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 193 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$49,669
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
50%
Out-earn a HS grad
53%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$48,026
Men
$51,266

Men out-earn women by $3,240 (7%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
43.6″
Annual snow
49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boston Logan Intl AP, MA US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.