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William James College

Name: William James College — Federal Education Data
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Published: 2026-07-30
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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.

FVT/GE

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

Passing

18.2% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

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

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$72,262

$48,653

National Same-Field BA Median

+48.5%

+$23,609

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

+48.5%

$72,262 vs $48,653

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree · Psychology

$98,466

$48,653

National Same-Field BA Median

+102.4%

+$49,813

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.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree · Psychology

$193,902

$98,466

197%

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Doctoral Degree · Psychology

197%

$193,902 debt · $98,466 earn

Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology

Master's Degree · Psychology

$51,730

$72,262

72%

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.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1984Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 6

Sep 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · School Psychology (SCPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
New England Commission of Higher Education
Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 21 students received $83K in Pell grants, alongside $27.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$83K

$82,622 total

Direct Loans

$27.9M

818 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$88K

18 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$61K

13 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$14.6M

443 loan awards

Grad PLUS$13.2M

344 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 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

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

1.7%-7.6

2017

2.2%-7.0

2018

1.1%-5.9

2019

1.1%-1.2

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.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs9

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

314 total completions

01Psychology

26283.4%

01Psychology

26283.4%

02Health Professions

5216.6%

02Health Professions

5216.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

967

12-mo unduplicated

1,154

Undergraduate

Graduate

1,080

Gender split

Men

21%237

Women

79%917

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

0.00

0 offenses · 951 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

3.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

William James College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions William James College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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	$36,863	—
MGH Institute of Health Professions	—	—	1,672	—	—
New England College of Optometry	—	—	515	—	—
MCPHS University	61%	85.2%	5,945	$39,545	—
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc	—	—	169	—	—
Peer group median	61%	67.6%	749	$38,204

Institutions like William James College

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

IPEDS

William James College Institutional Research office

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

Team

2 members

Kalimah Muhammad
Associate Director of Academic Data, Development, and Institutional Effectiveness
Vera Mauk
Director, Office of Academic Data, Development and Institutional Effectiveness

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.

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.