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Springfield College is a private national university located in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Springfield College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,043 10 years after enrolling, 56th in Massachusetts, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Springfield College bachelor students earn 1% less than the national average. Springfield College is ranked 52nd in Massachusetts.
Springfield College’s median net annual cost of $28,710 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 5 programs at Springfield College sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$28,710
Average years to graduate
4.1
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 Springfield College - Social Work, Therapeutic professions, Health & Fitness, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Education
Rank: #67
Economic score: 0.46
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Springfield College is 1% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Springfield College, Pell Grant recipients represent 22% of the measured graduating class, 13% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Springfield College graduates within 4.2 years.
Springfield 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.
Springfield College’s economic mobility score of 1.1 is calculated by adjusting the 15.57 economic score of lower-income students by the 22% pell grant recipients within the student body. Springfield College’s EMS of 1.1 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 Springfield College pays $28,710 a year, $28,440 less than the $57,150 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 $28,710
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Springfield 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 $28,710 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,975. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,304
Pell grants
$4,504
State grants
$3,004
Institutional grants
$25,052
Springfield College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 77% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,853 applicants, of which 2,194 were admitted and 507 enrolled. Springfield College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
39%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%