Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Boston

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
University or college · Private nonprofit

Fisher College

Boston, MA764 online only

Fisher College is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA, with about 737 students on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

Students on campus
737
plus 764 studying only online
Admission rate
71%
lower than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$26,649
higher than at 76% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
28%
lower than at 90% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,669
higher than at 71% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Fisher College

A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges

Only 28% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 90% of 4-year colleges. 55% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $25,071 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

A large share of international students

12% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
28%
within 6 years · Pell students 27%
Come back for year two
55%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,669
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,697 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

44%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 48% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$57k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Fisher College?

71%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Fisher College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $53,921 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $35,689Room & board $18,041Books & supplies $2,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,649.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$27,168

About $108,672 over 4 years · 50% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 24%Education 13%Health professions 13%Liberal arts 8%Computer science 7%Psychology 7%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Human Services, General33 graduates a year · typical debt $23,422
$49k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations32 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$70k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections22 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$80k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods14 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General13 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$42k4 yrs out
Biology, General12 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness12 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing12 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,167 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 26%Hispanic 22%Black 12%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 12%

Women and men

Women 52%Men 48%
14 : 1
students per teacher
40%
get Pell grants (lower income)
61%
take federal loans
35%
undergrads 25 or older
47%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Boston

15% of Boston’s 672,973 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Boston pages.

Boston →
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Fisher College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Ask around

Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.