by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Curry College was awarded 27 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.
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College Factual ranked Curry as #1,253 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Curry held the #1,710 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Curry is also ranked #54 out of 63 schools in Massachusetts.
The acceptance rate at Curry College is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Curry is a good fit for you.
About 2% of students accepted to Curry submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 563 and 586. Math scores were between 520 and 579.
At Curry, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Curry College is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Curry College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Curry for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,206 undergraduates at Curry with 1,895 being full-time and 311 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,007 | $25,177 | $26,716 | $29,605 | $32,958 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Curry, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Curry, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $11,082 a year. That adds up to $44,328 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Curry is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Curry are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1071 Blue Hill Ave, Milton, MA 02186-2395 |
| Phone: | 617-333-0500 |
| Website: | https://www.curry.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/currycollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CurryEdu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 238 | $70,185 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 70 | $39,102 |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 | $42,708 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 47 | $34,194 |
| General Biology | 17 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 16 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 15 | NA |
| Public Health | 14 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 13 | $38,863 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 390 students took at least one online class at Curry College. This is a decrease from the 1,786 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 390 | 237 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,786 | 388 |
| 2018-2019 | 300 | 139 |
| 2017-2018 | 242 | 84 |
| 2016-2017 | 149 | 30 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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