ESF 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.

ESF 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 ESF ($21,036).
It is harder to admit to Fisher than ESF.
Fisher has more students with 3,621 students while ESF has 1,976 students.
Fisher has a lower number of students per faculty with 12 to 1 while ESF's ratio is 13 to 1.
Fisher has more full-time faculties with 216 faculties while ESF has 134 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and St. John Fisher University.

ESF	vs.	Fisher
Syracuse, New York	Location	Rochester, New York
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,206 Out-Of-State$21,036	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,666
81%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$8,496	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,003

83.00 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
13.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
-	SAT Score	1,195
-	ACT Score	28
71 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
79 %	Retention Rate	83 %
1,976	Student Population	3,621
134	Number of Faculties	216
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	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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