St. John Fisher College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 54% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 53% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 6% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.3 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• management
• accounting
• communication/journalism

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of six weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• 12% continue within one year.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 2%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 8%

• Case Western Reserve University, James Madison University, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of
• Tech, University of Rochester, St. John Fisher College, SUNY at Buffalo, SUNY College at
• Brockport, Syracuse U.

• Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb, Cellular One, Chase Manhattan, Fleet Bank, Harris Corp., Paychex, St. Mary's Hospital, Sutherland Group, Xerox, Wegmans, University of Rochester, St. John Fisher Coll.

• Dr. Timothy Kinsella, chair, department of oncology, University of Wisconsin; Leon Lesniak, vice-president and regional manager, IBM; Davis Larimer, U.S. federal judge; Raphael Ndingi, bishop, Nakuru, Kenya; Robert Agostinelli, partner, Lazard Freres & Co.; Thomas Hogan, managing partner, Deloitte & Touche; Eugene Welch, assistant district attorney, Rochester region.