by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Springfield College was awarded 146 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is art therapy.
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Springfield College is ranked #815 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Springfield College also holds the #39 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Springfield College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 77%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 17% of students accepted to Springfield College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 660.
At Springfield College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Springfield College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Springfield College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Springfield College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 70%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,188 undergraduates at Springfield College with 2,156 being full-time and 32 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,709 | $20,816 | $23,561 | $28,261 | $33,501 |
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 Springfield College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Springfield College, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $8,975 a year. That adds up to $35,900 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Springfield College is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Springfield College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 263 Alden St, Springfield, MA 01109-3797 |
| Phone: | 413-748-3000 |
| Website: | www.springfield.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldCollegeSHS |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/spfldcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 86 | $32,887 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 76 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 55 | $38,664 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 41 | $7,704 |
| General Psychology | 36 | $26,384 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 30 | $36,701 |
| Business Administration & Management | 28 | NA |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 24 | $30,079 |
| General Education | 19 | $45,339 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 17 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 100 students took at least one online class at Springfield College. This is a decrease from the 102 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 100 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 102 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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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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