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Bay Path University is a private regional university located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Bay Path University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Bay Path University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,797 10 years after enrolling, 57th in Massachusetts, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Bay Path University bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Bay Path University is ranked 46th in Massachusetts.
Bay Path University’s median net annual cost of $20,435 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Bay Path University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biology, Security Science & Tech, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,435
Average years to graduate
4.1
Registered Nursing
Rank: #35
Economic score: 0.89
Education
Rank: #528
Economic score: 23.73
Education
Rank: #41
Economic score: 78.29
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Bay Path University - Therapeutic professions, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Education, Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Educ. Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #9
Economic score: 0.53
Accounting
Rank: #256
Economic score: 0.55
Curriculum and Instruction
Rank: #142
Economic score: 1.15
Research&Experimental Psych
Rank: #5
Economic score: 1.16
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Bay Path University is 7% lower than the state average, and 8% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Bay Path University, Pell Grant recipients represent 58% of the measured graduating class, 23% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Bay Path University graduates within 4.2 years.
Bay Path University is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Bay Path University’s economic mobility score of 13.17 is calculated by adjusting the 6.74 economic score of lower-income students by the 58% pell grant recipients within the student body. Bay Path University’s EMS of 13.17 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Bay Path University pays $20,435 a year, $31,645 less than the $52,080 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,435
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Bay Path University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,435 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 95% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,198. This is 41% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,350
Pell grants
$3,855
State grants
$2,991
Institutional grants
$22,263
Bay Path University offers 24 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Bay Path University offers 24 programs, 7 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
48
Hybrid programs
40
Percentage of programs online
96%
Bay Path University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 75% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 797 applicants, of which 601 were admitted and 119 enrolled. Bay Path University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
79%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
14%
59%
In-state
66%
68%
1st generation
50%
35%
White
52%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
23%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%