John Jay vs Fisher Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

John Jay is a public and Fisher is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Fisher has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,666) than John Jay ($15,420).
It is harder to admit to John Jay than Fisher.
Fisher has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than John Jay (1,140).
John Jay has more students with 13,921 students while Fisher has 3,621 students.
Fisher has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while John Jay's ratio is 16 to 1.
John Jay has more full-time faculties with 398 faculties while Fisher has 216 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice and St. John Fisher University.

John Jay	vs.	Fisher
New York, New York	Location	Rochester, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$7,470 Out-Of-State$15,420	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$7,275	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

57.22 %	Acceptance Rates	67.80 %
19.82 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.59 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,195
-	ACT Score	28
53 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
22 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
76 %	Retention Rate	83 %
13,921	Student Population	3,621
398	Number of Faculties	216
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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