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William James College

Newton, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·williamjames.edu
Total enrollment
967
peer median 749
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Program outcomes

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

Of 11 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
2
18.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing2 · 18.2%
  • No Data9 · 81.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
9

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.

2
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+48.5%
$72,262 vs $48,653
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
+102.4%
$98,466 vs $48,653

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
197%
$193,902 debt · $98,466 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
72%
$51,730 debt · $72,262 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1984Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · School Psychology (SCPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  2. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  4. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  5. Jul 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 21 students received $83K in Pell grants, alongside $22.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
21
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$83K
$82,622 total
Direct Loans
$22.1M
794 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$53K
16 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$38K
12 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$9.0M
424 loan awards
Grad PLUS$13.1M
342 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 176 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
176
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.7%
2017
2.2%
2018
1.1%
2019
1.1%
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 William James College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

335 total completions
01Psychology
26980.3%
02Health Professions
6619.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
967
12-mo unduplicated
1,143
Undergraduate
93
Graduate
1,050

Gender split

Men
20%227
Women
80%916

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.0%
Black
27.8%
Unknown
11.1%
Hispanic
8.3%
Two or more
2.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 897 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    3.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    86

    William James College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions William James 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
    SubjectWilliam James College
    967
    Laboure College of Healthcare
    50.0%530
    MGH Institute of Health Professions
    1,672
    New England College of Optometry
    515
    MCPHS University
    61%85.2%5,945$35,084
    Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
    169
    Peer group median61%67.6%749$35,084

    Frequently asked questions about William James College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about William James College.

    How many students attend William James College?

    William James College reports a total enrollment of 967 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is William James College located?

    William James College is located in Newton, Massachusetts 02459.

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