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Springfield College

University or collegePrivate nonprofitSpringfield, MAwww.springfield.edu ↗

Springfield College is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, MA, with about 2,777 students on campus. It admits 72% of applicants, the average family on aid pays $30,587 a year, and 74% of students graduate.

Students on campus

2,777

1,924 undergrad · 861 grad · 8 online only

Admission rate

72%

more selective than 60% of 4-year colleges

Net price a year

$30,587

costs less than 14% of 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

74%

higher than 84% of 4-year colleges

Earnings, 10 yrs later

$48,036

whole college system

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Springfield College?

72%of applicants admitted

SAT reading

200800

570–690

SAT math

200800

510–640

ACT composite

136

27–29

The middle 50% of admitted students who sent scores: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1275.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $60,729 a year

Before any grants

$45,174

$14,614

Tuition & fees $45,174Room & board $14,614Books & supplies $1,300

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships

$23k

$22k

$23k

$27k

$34k

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $22,519 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $34,461.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

1,751 degree-seeking undergrads

White 72%Hispanic 11%Black 7%Asian 3%International 4%

Women and men

undergraduates

Women 48%Men 52%

11 : 1students per teacher

22%get Pell grants (lower income)

1%undergrads 25 or older

1%study part time

Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness97 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000

$54,1814 yrs out

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions79 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000

$69,3554 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions45 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000

$86,0564 yrs out

Psychology, General42 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000

$49,2554 yrs out

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General38 graduates a year · typical debt $26,250

$76,4174 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and Operations31 graduates a year

—not reported

Criminal Justice and Corrections26 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250

$60,4944 yrs out

Marketing15 graduates a year

—not reported

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate

74%

within 6 years · Pell students 58%

Come back for year two

81%

full-time first-year students

Earnings, 10 years later

$48,036

median, whole college system

Typical debt

$26,250

about $278 a month over 10 years · whole system

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, whole college system

55%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 67% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled

Lower income (under $30k)$39,639

Middle income ($30–75k)$56,559

Higher income (over $75k)$61,344

The town around it

Living in Springfield

8% of Springfield’s 154,749 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Springfield pages.

$1,144/momedian rent · 35% below the stateHousing in Springfield → $245,000median home value · 56% below the stateHousing in Springfield → 17° / 85°January low / July high · 52" of snowClimate in Springfield →

Other colleges within 30 miles

Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education 0 mi American International College 0.7 mi Springfield Technical Community College 1.2 mi Western New England University 2.1 mi Bay Path University 3.5 mi College of Our Lady of the Elms 3.6 mi Holyoke Community College 8 mi Mount Holyoke College 10.6 mi

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.