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Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·annamaria.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-12.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,202
peer median 1,330
Avg net price
$29,396
+$272 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,906
6,906 candidates competed
Admitted
3,474
50.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
225
6.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%-12.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
43%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 49 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
9
18.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing9 · 18.4%
  • No Data40 · 81.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+25.5%
$57,935 vs $46,158
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.9%
$56,774 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.1%
$99,075 vs $66,899
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+49.7%
$72,831 vs $48,653
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+56.3%
$61,652 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+92.7%
$76,013 vs $39,449
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.5%
$88,554 vs $39,449
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+166.9%
$123,207 vs $46,158

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$26,000 debt · $56,774 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$24,150 debt · $57,935 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
41%
$25,000 debt · $61,652 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
34%
$26,000 debt · $76,013 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$27,000 debt · $88,554 earn
Fire Protection
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
17%
$18,762 debt · $110,044 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
15%
$18,140 debt · $123,207 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1955Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
  4. Mar 2009Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,807
$30–48k$27,406
$48–75k$27,834
$75–110k$33,441
$110k+$33,624

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$29,396
+$272vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $29,125
Federal loans
63.2%
In-state tuition
$43,064
Out-of-state
$43,064

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 406 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
406
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,318,295 total
Direct Loans
$9.0M
1,407 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
503 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
627 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.0M
129 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.6M
137 loan awards
Grad PLUS$157K
11 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 448 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (4.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.0%
+1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
448
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.3%
2017
6.8%
2018
6.1%
2019
4.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Anna Maria College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

412 total completions
01Security/Protective
15036.4%
02Public Admin
9823.8%
03Business
7217.5%
04Health Professions
368.7%
05Psychology
256.1%
06Education
153.6%
07Visual/Performing Arts
81.9%
08Liberal Arts
61.5%
09English Language
10.2%
10Social Sciences
10.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,202
12-mo unduplicated
1,573
Undergraduate
1,112
Graduate
461

Gender split

Men
62%981
Women
38%592

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.9%
Hispanic
14.3%
Black
14.0%
Non-resident
9.8%
Unknown
9.8%
Asian
1.5%
Two or more
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
356
260 M · 96 W
Women athletes
27.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$24K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$69K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Football
110 M ·
$365K
Ice Hockey
29 M · 23 W
$498K
Baseball
50 M ·
$246K
Soccer
28 M · 19 W
$208K
Lacrosse
25 M · 17 W
$109K
Basketball
24 M · 17 W
$208K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.70
1 offenses · 1,436 students

3-year trend

0.672 yrs ago0.661 yr ago0.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs010
Liquor025

Residence-hall fires

  • Madonna Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
50

Anna Maria College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Anna Maria College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAnna Maria College
46%1,202$29,396Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Nichols College
63%80.8%1,392$31,065Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
College of Our Lady of the Elms
68%85.3%1,268$21,436Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Assumption University
75%83.0%2,037$28,853Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Albertus Magnus College
50%59.3%1,239$32,681Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Franklin Pierce University
54%93.5%1,654$26,906Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median59%83.0%1,330$29,125

Frequently asked questions about Anna Maria College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Anna Maria College.

What is the graduation rate at Anna Maria College?

Anna Maria College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Anna Maria College?

Anna Maria College reports a total enrollment of 1,202 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Anna Maria College?

The average net price at Anna Maria College is $29,396 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Anna Maria College?

Anna Maria College's yield rate is 6.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Anna Maria College located?

Anna Maria College is located in Paxton, Massachusetts 01612-1198.

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