FIT 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.

FIT 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 FIT ($22,572).
It is harder to admit to FIT than Fisher.
FIT has more students with 8,125 students while Fisher has 3,621 students.
Fisher has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while FIT's ratio is 17 to 1.
Fisher has more full-time faculties with 216 faculties while FIT has 212 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Fashion Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher University.

FIT	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 (smaller programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$8,050 Out-Of-State$22,572	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
57%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$7,962	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

58.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
53.01 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,195
-	ACT Score	28
83 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
88 %	Retention Rate	83 %
8,125	Student Population	3,621
212	Number of Faculties	216
17 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 Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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