St. John Fisher University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.