- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Assumption University
Worcester, MACity: midsizeZIP 01609Founded 1904
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1904
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.assumption.edu
MassachusettsReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Assumption University
Assumption University is a private nonprofit university in Worcester, Massachusetts, with 1,669 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $28,788 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention84%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans78%
$28,788net price / year
83%admission rate
—average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$73,712median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#300 of 1,704 for earnings#1,414 of 1,739 for lowest net price#299 of 1,738 for graduation rate#948 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $66,847tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $53,420
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,420
- Average net price
- $28,788national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,587
$30,001–48,000$24,489
$48,001–75,000$22,195
$75,001–110,000$28,011
$110,001+$32,717
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 73%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,798
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,712middle 50%: $55,374–$102,059
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,059
Median, Assumption University$73,712
Lower quarter$55,374
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,669
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,808 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,143
- Endowment, end of year
- $107,684,029
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic14%
Black6.3%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Health professions21%
Psychology8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.6%
Social sciences6.4%
Computer & information sciences5.9%
Communication & journalism5.4%
English language & literature4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 164562. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3445783.