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Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Fisher College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,652, made up of 1,536 undergraduates and 116 graduate students.

Fisher College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 29 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 326 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 29 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,652
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
326
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
29
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 29

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Psychology 1
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Health Professions 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Bachelor Online option 10 graduates
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 1
  • Sociology Bachelor Online option 1 graduate
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
210
Associate degrees
42
Master's degrees
66
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,652
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,536
Graduate students, fall 2024
116
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,294
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,089
Graduate students, 2024-25
205
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
72%
Men
28%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
56%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
29
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
73%
Students taking some online courses
11%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Continental Athletic Conference
President
Steven Rich
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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