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Curry College is a private regional university located in Milton, Massachusetts. Curry College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Curry College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,729 10 years after enrolling, 53rd in Massachusetts, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Curry College bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Curry College is ranked 53rd in Massachusetts.
Curry College’s median net annual cost of $28,729 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Curry College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$28,729
Average years to graduate
4.2
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.23
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.79
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 4 graduate programs at Curry College - Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Curriculum and Instruction, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Curry College is 15% lower than the state average, and 0% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Curry College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Curry College graduates within 4.2 years.
Curry College is in the bottom 50% 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.
Curry College’s economic mobility score of 1.76 is calculated by adjusting the 14.3 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Curry College’s EMS of 1.76 ranks in the bottom 5% 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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Curry College pays $28,729 a year, $33,081 less than the $61,810 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 $28,729
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Curry College, 100% 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 $28,729 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 82% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $11,082. This is 28% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,769
Pell grants
$4,949
State grants
$1,640
Institutional grants
$26,213
Curry College offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Curry College offers 1 exclusively online program. 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
2
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
6%
Curry College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,192 applicants, of which 4,170 were admitted and 516 enrolled. Curry College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
76%
83%
Female
61%
59%
First time
63%
59%
In-state
73%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%