- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MASuburb: largeZIP 01013Founded 1928
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1928
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.elms.edu
MassachusettsReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
College of Our Lady of the Elms
College of Our Lady of the Elms is a private nonprofit college in Chicopee, Massachusetts, with 949 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $16,237 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention76%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans71%
$16,237net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$64,534median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#580 of 1,704 for earnings#580 of 1,739 for lowest net price#554 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,017 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
- $53,037tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,626
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,626
- Average net price
- $16,237national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,436
$30,001–48,000$17,151
$48,001–75,000$15,574
$75,001–110,000$15,903
$110,001+$19,969
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,888
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,534middle 50%: $46,083–$93,335
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$93,335
Median, College of Our Lady of the Elms$64,534
Lower quarter$46,083
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
- 949
- Part-time
- 9.2%
- Women / men
- 73% / 27%
- Average age at entry
- 26.0
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 32%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,693 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,941
- Endowment, end of year
- $24,403,965
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White45%
Hispanic28%
Black13%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown5.3%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions51%
Public administration & social service12%
Computer & information sciences8.9%
Business & management7.6%
Education6.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Psychology3.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting2.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167394. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5366900.