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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,565 undergrads, where 29% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−9% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.37

Diversity index vs. every college0.37
0.37
← 0.00higher than 17% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients29%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students25%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college29%
29%
← 0%higher than 37% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,565undergrads
Compared to every college2.6K
2.6K
← 19larger than 64% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

680 first-time students

6.5% came from other states and 0.6% from abroad; 93% are from New York. Fewer from other states than at 79% of colleges.

  • In-state (New York)93%
  • Other states6.5%
  • Abroad0.6%

Top home states

  1. New York(home state)93% 632
  2. New Jersey1.5% 10
  3. Pennsylvania1.5% 10
  4. Massachusetts0.7% 5
  5. Vermont0.6% 4

From 15 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

How applicants from each place were admitted →

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

110

new transfer students, 14% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 24% of colleges.

104 full-time, 6 part-time.

Going on to another college

19%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 172 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men42%
National median: 44%About typical

58% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students1.9%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older3.4%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,495 students.

Housing

Beds

1,495

About 58 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Empire Eight

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Empire Eight compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 5% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Roman Catholic

Other Catholic colleges

In admission

Religious affiliation or commitment: not considered

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

Undergrad men in a fraternity0.0%
National median: 7.0%Below typical
Undergrad women in a sorority0.0%
National median: 8.0%Below typical

Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;St. John Fisher University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;St. John Fisher University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)