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Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·baypath.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
-29.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,605
peer median 3,500
Avg net price
$14,271
-$20k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger 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.

IPEDS
Applied
1,047
1,047 candidates competed
Admitted
892
85.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
139
15.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
44%-29.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
44%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap
Pell recipients
42%36 of 85
Non-Pell (all)
47%22 of 47
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%14 of 31
No Federal Aid
50%8 of 16

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 74 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
19
25.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing19 · 25.7%
  • No Data54 · 73.0%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
13
No data
54

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.

20
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-5.2%
$37,411 vs $39,449
Management Information Systems and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+8.3%
$72,441 vs $66,899
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.4%
$73,240 vs $61,854
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+20.5%
$47,544 vs $39,449
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+21.5%
$47,941 vs $39,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+22.8%
$48,431 vs $39,449
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+23.1%
$48,575 vs $39,449
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.9%
$79,114 vs $61,854

Debt vs earnings

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

17
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
112%
$82,245 debt · $73,240 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
110%
$161,796 debt · $147,567 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
71%
$56,228 debt · $79,114 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
71%
$26,500 debt · $37,411 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
58%
$27,875 debt · $48,431 earn
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
57%
$34,352 debt · $59,957 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,544 earn
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
56%
$27,000 debt · $48,575 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1965Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 5

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Aug 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Sep 2016Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,948
$30–48k$12,251
$48–75k$12,698
$75–110k$17,528
$110k+$25,475

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,271
-$20,230vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $34,501
Federal loans
78.3%
In-state tuition
$38,302
Out-of-state
$38,302

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 866 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $37.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
866
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,572,374 total
Direct Loans
$37.0M
3,244 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.1M
817 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
846 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$21.3M
1,272 loan awards
Parent PLUS$606K
49 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.0M
260 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,343 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,343
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.8%
2017
6.0%
2018
4.9%
2019
1.3%
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 Bay Path

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

785 total completions
01Health Professions
22128.2%
02Psychology
21126.9%
03Business
14118.0%
04Education
11815.0%
05Biological Sciences
313.9%
06Security/Protective
202.5%
07Liberal Arts
182.3%
08English Language
121.5%
09Computer Sciences
70.9%
10Visual/Performing Arts
60.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,605
12-mo unduplicated
3,410
Undergraduate
1,457
Graduate
1,953

Gender split

Men
8%272
Women
92%3,138

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.7%
Hispanic
26.8%
Black
13.0%
Unknown
10.9%
Asian
2.0%
Two or more
0.5%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,643 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    64

    Bay Path vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Bay Path selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectBay Path University
    		44%—2,605$14,271Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Regis College
    		71%69.8%2,517$27,477Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Cambridge College
    		13%—1,835$31,072Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Endicott College
    		75%71.2%4,394$40,654Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Bentley University
    		87%45.1%5,333$37,930Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Emerson College
    		77%51.3%5,263$49,180Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median73%60.5%3,500$34,501

    Institutions like Bay Path

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Bay Path's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Bay Path Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Kathleen Holloway
      Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

    Frequently asked questions about Bay Path University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bay Path.

    What is the graduation rate at Bay Path University?

    Bay Path University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bay Path University?

    Bay Path University reports a total enrollment of 2,605 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bay Path University?

    The average net price at Bay Path University is $14,271 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Bay Path University?

    Bay Path University's yield rate is 15.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Bay Path University located?

    Bay Path University is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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