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Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·cambridgecollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
11%
-54.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
1,835
peer median 2,561
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
11%-54.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
13%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 62 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
7
11.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.2%
+2.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing7 · 11.3%
  • No Data53 · 85.5%
  • Failing2 · 3.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
53

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
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
-21.2%
$36,538 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.8%
$66,360 vs $66,899
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+5.2%
$48,826 vs $46,391
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.4%
$70,134 vs $61,854
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+39.5%
$55,038 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.8%
$56,332 vs $39,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+44.1%
$66,861 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+75.9%
$85,569 vs $48,653

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.8%
$539

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
59%
$41,000 debt · $70,134 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
45%
$16,500 debt · $36,538 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
44%
$28,925 debt · $66,360 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
44%
$23,983 debt · $55,038 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
42%
$20,634 debt · $48,826 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$23,125 debt · $56,332 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
29%
$24,747 debt · $85,569 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
24%
$20,108 debt · $82,941 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1954Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Sep 2017Renewal 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 income not reported.
Federal loans
43.9%
In-state tuition
$18,072
Out-of-state
$18,072

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 352 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $14.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
352
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,576,706 total
Direct Loans
$14.4M
1,562 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$1.1M
342 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
386 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$11.1M
817 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 loan awards
Grad PLUS$137K
16 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 780 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
780
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.2%
2017
8.1%
2018
5.4%
2019
1.5%
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 Cambridge College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

628 total completions
01Education
22636.0%
02Business
15725.0%
03Health Professions
15324.4%
04Psychology
6810.8%
05Public Admin
121.9%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
91.4%
07Security/Protective
30.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,835
12-mo unduplicated
3,014
Undergraduate
1,189
Graduate
1,825

Gender split

Men
19%569
Women
81%2,445

Race / ethnicity composition

White
32.1%
Black
29.8%
Hispanic
29.1%
Non-resident
3.9%
Asian
3.0%
Two or more
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
13.58
29 offenses · 2,135 students

3-year trend

14.832 yrs ago18.771 yr ago13.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
116
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

Aggravated assault
16
Robbery
13

By location

29total
  • Public property29

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.

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

Cambridge College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cambridge 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
SubjectCambridge College
11%1,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
44%85.2%2,605$14,590Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
71%69.8%2,517$28,346Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
59%81.2%1,668$24,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
75%71.2%4,394$39,324Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
87%45.1%5,333$38,787Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median65%71.2%2,561$28,346

Institutions like Cambridge College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cambridge College's comparison group.

Common Data Set

Cambridge College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
46.2%
Selective
Yield
63.9%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
2,764
1,165 UG · 1,599 grad
6-yr graduation rate
20%
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$15,659
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
78
Admitted
36
Enrolled
23

78 applied → 36 admitted (46.2%) → 23 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
46.2%

Selective — 46.2% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men55.6%
women41.2%

Admit rate varies by gender.

What matters in admission

C7
Important1
class_rank

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$19,082
Tuition
$16,63287%
Fees
$500%
Books
$1,5008%
Other
$9005%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $19,082 (2021-2022).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$19,082
Net (aided)
$15,659
Avg need grant
$3,423

Sticker $19,082 → about $15,659 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($3,423); 50% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Total Scholarships/Grants49.5%
Federal43.5%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located3.3%
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded2.7%
Total Self-Help0.5%
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)0.3%
Federal Work-Study0.2%
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis)0.0%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
20%
Retention

6-year graduation rate 20%; first-year retention None.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students20%
Pell recipients20%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts above the overall rate (20% vs 20%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students117
10-19 students116
20-29 students20
30-39 students0
40-49 students0
50-99 students0
100+ students0

92% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
34%
Women faculty
52%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Business/marketing32.46%
Public administration and social services20%
Health professions and related programs14%
Education13%
Psychology13%
Interdisciplinary studies7%
Computer and information sciences3%

STEM-dominant: ~3% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
Hispanic/Latino25.0%
White, non-Hispanic24.8%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic19.7%
Asian, non-Hispanic15.3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown5.5%
Nonresident aliens4.9%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic3.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic1.1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
57
Share
5%

5% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Graduate
1,59958%
Undergraduate
1,16542%

1,165 undergraduates and 1,599 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
333
Admitted
224
Enrolled
165

333 transfer applicants → 224 admitted (67.3%) → 165 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cambridge College.

What is the graduation rate at Cambridge College?

Cambridge College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 11% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cambridge College?

Cambridge College reports a total enrollment of 1,835 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cambridge College located?

Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts 02129.

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