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Hult International Business School

Cambridge, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·hult.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+4.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
2,008
peer median 1,506
Avg net price
$42,402
+$15k vs peer
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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
1,761
1,761 candidates competed
Admitted
1,065
60.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
139
13.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
67%+4.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
54%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

100.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 100.0-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 10 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
4
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing4 · 40.0%
  • No Data6 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
6

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.

4
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.4%
$74,163 vs $60,112
International Business
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.8%
$85,834 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+63.3%
$98,145 vs $60,112
Finance and Financial Management Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+77.8%
$106,868 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Marketing
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
104%
$77,185 debt · $74,163 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
79%
$84,045 debt · $106,868 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
74%
$72,228 debt · $98,145 earn
International Business
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
72%
$61,391 debt · $85,834 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1976Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 1

  1. Nov 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 family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$36,605
$30–48k$41,980
$48–75k$42,430
$75–110k$43,993
$110k+$49,896

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

Avg net price (private)
$42,402
+$15,370vs peer median $27,032
Federal loans
8.5%
In-state tuition
$54,890
Out-of-state
$54,890

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 77 students received $507K in Pell grants, alongside $4.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
77
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$507K
$506,654 total
Direct Loans
$4.5M
253 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$323K
67 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$191K
64 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$932K
49 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
32 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.9M
41 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 124 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (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
124
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.3%
2017
3.8%
2018
3.3%
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 HULT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,091 total completions
01Business
84177.1%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
25022.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,008
12-mo unduplicated
3,103
Undergraduate
838
Graduate
2,265

Gender split

Men
59%1,838
Women
41%1,265

Race / ethnicity composition

Non-resident
75.4%
Unknown
7.1%
Hispanic
6.8%
White
3.9%
Black
2.9%
Two or more
2.6%
Asian
1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.06
11 offenses · 2,176 students

3-year trend

2.762 yrs ago3.611 yr ago5.06Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
5
Motor vehicle theft
4
Fondling
2

By location

11total
  • On campus3
  • Public property8

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs02
Liquor020

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
38

HULT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions HULT 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
SubjectHult International Business School
67%2,008$42,402
Babson College
93%17.1%3,932$38,876
Northwood University
63%64.5%2,409$26,429
Walsh College
908
Cleary University
38%67.5%1,004$21,019
Menlo College
54%68.5%810$27,032
Peer group median63%66.0%1,506$27,032

Frequently asked questions about Hult International Business School

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about HULT.

What is the graduation rate at Hult International Business School?

Hult International Business School reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hult International Business School?

Hult International Business School reports a total enrollment of 2,008 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hult International Business School?

The average net price at Hult International Business School is $42,402 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hult International Business School?

Hult International Business School's yield rate is 13.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hult International Business School located?

Hult International Business School is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141.

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