Student Population at Fisher

How many students at Fisher?

For the academic year 2024-2025, St. John Fisher University has a total enrollment of 3,693 students, including 2,571 undergraduate and 1,122 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,346 male students (36.4%) and 2,347 female students (63.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,764 White students (74.8%) and 303 Hispanic students (8.2%).
Class Level Breakdown: 2,571 undergraduate students (69.6%) and 1,122 graduate students (30.4%).
Class Delivery: 729 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,083 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Fisher's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,346 male (36.45%) and 2,347 female (63.55%) students are attending St. John Fisher University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.35.

By class level, 2,571 (69.62%) are undergraduate students and 1,122 (30.38%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.20% are male and 57.80% are female, while among graduate students, 23.26% are male and 76.74% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,693	2,571	1,122
Men	1,346	1,085	261
Women	2,347	1,486	861

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,764 White, 269 Black, and 175 Asian students out of a total of 3,693 are attending at St. John Fisher University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

St. John Fisher University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	15	6	9
Asian	175	47	128
Black	269	80	189
Hispanic	303	108	195
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	3	1
White	2,764	1,041	1,723
Two or more races	74	36	38
Race Unknown	82	20	62

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	13	6	7
Asian	88	31	57
Black	138	56	82
Hispanic	206	86	120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	3	0
White	2,020	857	1,163
Two or more races	58	30	28
Race Unknown	39	12	27

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	87	16	71
Black	131	24	107
Hispanic	97	22	75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	744	184	560
Two or more races	16	6	10
Race Unknown	43	8	35

Student Age Distribution

By age, Fisher has 93 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,793 students under 25 years old, and 900 students over 25 years old out of 3,693 total students.

Fisher has 2,494 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 77 students aged 25 and over.

It has 299 graduate students aged under 25 and 823 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	93	62	31
18-19	1,184	704	480
20-21	1,099	631	468
22-24	417	239	178
25-29	360	288	72
30-34	213	173	40
35-39	129	96	33
40-49	134	103	31
50-64	63	50	13
Over 65	1	1	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	93	62	31
18-19	1,180	702	478
20-21	1,034	585	449
22-24	187	88	99
25-29	31	17	14
30-34	23	15	8
35-39	9	6	3
40-49	11	9	2
50-64	3	2	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	4	2	2
20-21	65	46	19
22-24	230	151	79
25-29	329	271	58
30-34	190	158	32
35-39	120	90	30
40-49	123	94	29
50-64	60	48	12
Over 65	1	1	0

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At St. John Fisher University, 729 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,083 students are enrolled in some online courses.

588 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 141 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	3,693	729	1,083
Undergraduate	2,571	15	966
Graduate	1,122	714	117

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	New York Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	588	140	1
Undergraduate	15	0	0
Graduate	573	140	1

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,571 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 110 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.28%.104 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,411
Transfer-in Full-time	104
Regular Part-time	50
Transfer-in Part-time	6

Fisher Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Fisher?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,693 students are enrolled at Fisher.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Fisher?

2,571 undergraduate and 1,122 graduate students are enrolled at Fisher.

What is the gender breakdown at Fisher?

1,346 male (36.45%) and 2,347 female (63.55%) students are attending Fisher.

What is the international student enrollment at Fisher?

7 international students (0.19%) are enrolled at Fisher, including 6 undergraduate and 1 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Fisher?

Fisher has a student population that is predominantly White: 2,764 White (74.84%), 269 Black (7.28%), and 175 Asian (4.74%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Fisher are under 18 or over 65?

93 students are under 18 and 1 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Fisher take online courses?

729 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,083 students take some online courses.

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