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William James College

Private nonprofit Newton, MA · Urban · New England · 33% data
A- Diversity
Enrollment
39

About William James College

William James College is profiled below with full outcomes data from federal sources.

Interpretation generated from this school's federal outcomes, research, and mobility data.

Institutional Profile

Institution Type
Private Special-Focus Institution
Carnegie Class
Special Focus
Enrollment
39
Setting
Urban
Primary Strengths
Psychology

Why students choose William James College

Strength in Psychology
Its most-awarded field of study

Can I Get In?

How selective William James College is — and how your numbers stack up.

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3.0
Test Score
1050
21

Academics & Admissions

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

Based in Newton, Massachusetts, William James College enrolls students across a range of programs.

Full-Time Faculty
63%
Faculty Salary (mo)
$9,598
Student–Faculty Ratio
5:1
Diversity Index
0.73

Can I Afford It?

What you'll actually pay after grants and aid — not the sticker price.

Cost & Financial Aid

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

Pell Grant Rate
56%
Federal Loan Rate
67%

What Happens After?

Earnings, debt, and where graduates actually land.

Graduate Outcomes

Is William James College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Does It Change Lives?

Mobility, social capital, and innovation — does it move people up?

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment
$990,297
Federal Grants
$5,522,132
Investment Income
$-956,936

Top Programs

The fields William James 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.

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.

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