John Jay vs Fisher Academic Comparison

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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

57.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
20.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
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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