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Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·curry.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,994
peer median 1,779
Avg net price
$29,207
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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
5,313
5,313 candidates competed
Admitted
4,657
87.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
535
11.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
51%-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

19.5pp gap
Pell recipients
39%83 of 215
Non-Pell (all)
58%214 of 366
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%96 of 165
No Federal Aid
59%118 of 201

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.5-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 44 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
11
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing11 · 25.0%
  • No Data33 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
33

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.

11
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+24.8%
$49,250 vs $39,449
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+28.0%
$50,496 vs $39,449
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+31.9%
$52,041 vs $39,449
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+34.4%
$62,372 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+56.9%
$104,951 vs $66,899
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.3%
$62,052 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+63.3%
$64,406 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+74.1%
$68,677 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
60%
$37,182 debt · $62,372 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$25,899 debt · $50,496 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
50%
$26,000 debt · $52,041 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$26,000 debt · $62,052 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$41,000 debt · $104,951 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
39%
$25,000 debt · $64,406 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
38%
$26,000 debt · $68,677 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
30%
$40,229 debt · $136,583 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 1970Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Sep 2012Renewal 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$23,806
$30–48k$23,372
$48–75k$26,827
$75–110k$32,286
$110k+$33,973

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,207
vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $29,207
Federal loans
70.9%
In-state tuition
$47,970
Out-of-state
$47,970

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, 699 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $16.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
699
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,072,472 total
Direct Loans
$16.2M
2,741 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.3M
1,073 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.9M
1,332 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.4M
89 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.4M
236 loan awards
Grad PLUS$260K
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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 829 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (2.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
829
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.6%
2017
6.3%
2018
5.7%
2019
2.4%
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 Curry College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

498 total completions
01Health Professions
16332.7%
02Business
6713.5%
03Security/Protective
6312.7%
04Education
459.0%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
408.0%
06Psychology
397.8%
07Communication
326.4%
08Biological Sciences
224.4%
09Parks/Recreation
173.4%
10Computer Sciences
102.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,994
12-mo unduplicated
2,260
Undergraduate
2,007
Graduate
253

Gender split

Men
40%915
Women
60%1,345

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.8%
Black
15.3%
Hispanic
14.0%
Unknown
7.0%
Two or more
3.7%
Asian
2.5%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
414
272 M · 142 W
Women athletes
34.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$35K
$28K
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
80 M · —
$333K
Ice Hockey
34 M · 30 W
$632K
Lacrosse
36 M · 25 W
$233K
Soccer
32 M · 26 W
$215K
Baseball
37 M · —
$144K
Volleyball
19 M · 17 W
$153K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
4.51
9 offenses · 1,994 students

3-year trend

5.352 yrs ago5.361 yr ago4.51Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4
Fondling
3
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 7 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
Weapons06
Drugs010
Liquor05

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
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
94

Curry College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Curry College 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
SubjectCurry College
51%—1,994$29,207Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Wentworth Institute of Technology
68%91.2%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
New England Institute of Technology
—66.7%1,922$36,483Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern Nazarene College
39%59.0%60$25,381Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education
——380—Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Thomas College
53%96.3%1,635$18,885Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median52%79.0%1,779$29,207

Institutions like Curry College

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

IPEDS

Curry College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Kathryn Edney
    Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs

Frequently asked questions about Curry College

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

What is the graduation rate at Curry College?

Curry College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Curry College?

Curry College reports a total enrollment of 1,994 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Curry College?

The average net price at Curry College is $29,207 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Curry College?

Curry College's yield rate is 11.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Curry College located?

Curry College is located in Milton, Massachusetts 02186-2395.

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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