Springfield College

Overview

Rankings

• #11 Best Nursing Colleges in Massachusetts
• #13 Best Education Colleges in Massachusetts
• #23 Best Criminal Justice Colleges in Massachusetts
• #34 Best Online Colleges in Massachusetts
• #36 Best Psychology Colleges in Massachusetts
• #36 Best Biology Colleges in Massachusetts
• #38 Best Bachelor's Programs in Massachusetts
• #39 Best Master's Programs in Massachusetts

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Springfield College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a private institution in Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield College admits most of the students who apply; the acceptance rate is roughly 72%. Admitted students typically arrive with an average SAT score near 1,275. The graduation rate is roughly 71%.

Acceptance Rate

72%

Retention Rate

81%

SAT Average

1275

ACT Midpoint

27

SAT Range

1080–1330

ACT Range

27–29

Full-Time Faculty

100%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$8,245

Student–Faculty Ratio

11:1

Diversity Index

0.47

First-Gen Students

31%

Applicants

3,549

Admitted

2,684

Inside the Admissions Office

School-reported Common Data Set · 2024-25

The acceptance rate tells you how hard Springfield College is to get into. Its Common Data Set tells you what happens once you are admitted: how many students say yes, how many arrived without test scores, and whether applying early tilts the odds. 19% of admitted students go on to enroll here, making it a school most admitted students ultimately pass on.

Yield Rate

19%

of admits enroll

Submitted SAT

2%

of enrolled freshmen

Submitted ACT

0%

of enrolled freshmen

Early Decision Admit Rate

91.8%

vs 71.9% overall

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Springfield College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Springfield College is $45,174, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $30,587. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $22,519 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $26,250 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$45,174

Out-of-State

$45,174

Avg Net Price

$30,587

Median Debt

$26,250

Pell Grant Rate

22%

Federal Loan Rate

72%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Springfield College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Springfield College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Springfield College earn a median of $48,036, roughly in line with the national average for college graduates.

6 Years After Entry

$43,692

8 Years

$45,448

10 Years

$48,036

Debt-to-Earnings

0.55x

Earning > $25K

74%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Springfield College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Springfield College is a measurable contributor to upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 0.61%, in line with strong performers nationally. Access is narrower: only about 2.8% of students come from the bottom income quintile, typical of more selective, higher-income institutions. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 21.6% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $105,300, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

0.61%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

21.6%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

2.8%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$143,066

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Social Capital

Data: Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas

How Connected Is Springfield College? Social Capital & Cross-Class Networks

Social capital, the web of cross-class friendships that researchers link to long-run upward mobility, runs high at Springfield College. Its economic connectedness score is 1.74, where about 1.0 is the national norm. Its friending bias is low (-0.01), a sign that students from different economic backgrounds actually mix rather than self-segregate. Around 4% of students take part in civic and volunteering activity.

Economic Connectedness

1.74

Cross-class friendships

Friending Bias

-0.01

Lower = more inclusive

Volunteering Rate

4.4%

Support Ratio

1.00

Community support

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Investment Income

$-15,277,658

Top Programs

The fields Springfield College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Health Professions 30% $36,132 early-career
• Business & Marketing 11% $54,296 early-career
• Education 8% $53,871 early-career
• Psychology 6% $27,745 early-career
• Biology & Biomedical 4% $36,562 early-career
• Criminal Justice 4% $42,942 early-career
• Humanities 3%
• Computer Science & IT 2%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.