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Assumption University

Worcester, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·assumption.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
+16.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,037
peer median 1,330
Avg net price
$28,853
-$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
5,900
5,900 candidates competed
Admitted
4,896
83.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
497
10.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
75%+16.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
70%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
75%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
69%
Non-Pell
78%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 55 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
18
32.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing18 · 32.7%
  • No Data37 · 67.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
17
No data
37

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.

18
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+10.2%
$68,156 vs $61,854
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+25.5%
$49,526 vs $39,449
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+31.0%
$60,768 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+37.5%
$66,917 vs $48,653
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.0%
$54,822 vs $39,449
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+48.4%
$58,537 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.7%
$102,181 vs $66,899
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+55.0%
$61,136 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

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

18
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
68%
$41,000 debt · $60,768 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
61%
$40,984 debt · $66,917 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
60%
$41,000 debt · $68,156 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,526 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
49%
$27,000 debt · $54,822 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,537 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,136 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,578 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1949Next review Dec 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Sep 2011Renewal 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$18,025
$30–48k$17,319
$48–75k$25,004
$75–110k$28,551
$110k+$32,130

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,853
-$271vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $29,125
Federal loans
84.2%
In-state tuition
$49,414
Out-of-state
$49,414

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 471 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $15.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
471
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,751,528 total
Direct Loans
$15.2M
2,196 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$2.9M
714 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.5M
1,112 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M
93 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.3M
237 loan awards
Grad PLUS$871K
40 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 638 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
638
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
3.2%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.8%
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 Assumption

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

608 total completions
01Business
18029.6%
02Health Professions
13722.5%
03Psychology
6711.0%
04Social Sciences
559.0%
05Education
559.0%
06Biological Sciences
304.9%
07Computer Sciences
304.9%
08Communication
233.8%
09English Language
162.6%
10History
152.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,037
12-mo unduplicated
2,211
Undergraduate
1,766
Graduate
445

Gender split

Men
41%899
Women
59%1,312

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.7%
Hispanic
11.4%
Black
5.7%
Two or more
3.3%
Asian
2.7%
Non-resident
2.6%
Unknown
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
681
413 M · 268 W
Women athletes
39.4%
Athletic aid
$4.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.4M
$1.9M
Recruiting expense
$59K
$28K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
137 M · 87 W
$548K
Football
121 M ·
$1.5M
Lacrosse
48 M · 34 W
$1.1M
Ice Hockey
37 M · 31 W
$974K
Soccer
34 M · 28 W
$779K
Baseball
58 M ·
$473K

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
3.40
7 offenses · 2,059 students

3-year trend

1.632 yrs ago5.251 yr ago3.40Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons04
Drugs00
Liquor067

Residence-hall fires

  • Bissonnette Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Moquin Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
128

Assumption vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Assumption 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
SubjectAssumption University
75%2,037$28,853Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
College of Our Lady of the Elms
68%85.3%1,268$21,436Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Anna Maria College
46%50.3%1,202$29,396Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Nichols College
63%80.8%1,392$31,065Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Franklin Pierce University
54%93.5%1,654$26,906Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Albertus Magnus College
50%59.3%1,239$32,681Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median59%80.8%1,330$29,125

Frequently asked questions about Assumption University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Assumption.

What is the graduation rate at Assumption University?

Assumption University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Assumption University?

Assumption University reports a total enrollment of 2,037 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Assumption University?

The average net price at Assumption University is $28,853 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Assumption University?

Assumption University's yield rate is 10.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Assumption University located?

Assumption University is located in Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1296.

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