Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 6
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Jul 2025Deferral of ActionAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Counseling Psychology (COPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
- Apr 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Nov 2020Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 588 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $27.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,545 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Springfield
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Springfield vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Springfield selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSpringfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | — | — | 380 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Eastern Nazarene College | 39% | 59.0% | 60 | $17,733 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Curry College | 51% | 87.7% | 1,994 | $29,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | 68% | 91.2% | 4,191 | $34,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
SIT Graduate Institute | — | — | 644 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Thomas College | 53% | 96.3% | 1,635 | $19,223 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 52% | 89.4% | 1,140 | $24,364 |
Frequently asked questions about Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Springfield.
How many students attend Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education?
Where is Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education located?
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card