- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MASuburb: largeZIP 01106Founded 1897
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1897
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.baypath.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MassachusettsWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Bay Path University
Bay Path University is a private nonprofit university in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, with 1,108 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $16,390 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention73%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans92%
$16,390net price / year
85%admission rate
1120average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$57,958median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#894 of 1,704 for earnings#593 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,308 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,013 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
- $49,627tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,061
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,061
- Average net price
- $16,390national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,328
$30,001–48,000$15,017
$48,001–75,000$13,075
$75,001–110,000$10,716
$110,001+$25,953
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,452
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,958middle 50%: $36,981–$80,404
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,404
Median, Bay Path University$57,958
Lower quarter$36,981
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
- 1,108
- Part-time
- 26%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0.1%
- Average age at entry
- 29.3
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 10%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,202 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,605
- Endowment, end of year
- $74,437,347
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic27%
Black13%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races0.5%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
Unknown11%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology31%
Business & management16%
Education14%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Health professions9.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.5%
Liberal arts & humanities5.2%
Computer & information sciences2.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 164632. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3695687.