Fisher College Healthcare Programs

Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Fisher College?

Contact details for Fisher College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	118 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116
Phone:	617-236-8800
Website:	www.fisher.edu

How Do I Get Into Fisher College?

You can apply to Fisher College online at: myfisher.fisher.edu/cafeweb/tapestry?service&page=ApplicationBostonDay

Admission Requirements for Fisher College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisher College?

The acceptance rate at Fisher College is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Fisher College?

The overall average net price of Fisher College is $45,489. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fisher College, approximately 98% of students took out student loans averaging $5,580 a year. That adds up to $22,320 over four years for those students.

Fisher College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,253 undergraduate students at Fisher College, with 588 being full-time and 665 being part-time.

There are also 114 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 588 full-time undergraduates at Fisher College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fisher College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	115
Hispanic or Latino	152
White	79
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	154

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Fisher College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Fisher College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Fisher College

There are 60 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Fisher College. In 2022-2023, 860 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fisher College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Fisher College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	25%
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	18%
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	33%

Fisher College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	0	18	18
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	11	0	0	11
Health Care Management	0	0	9	9
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	6	0	6
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	4	0	0	4
Health Information Management	0	0	3	3
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	6	30	51

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.