Springfield College
#216 in National Universities (tie)
Overview
Springfield College is a private institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,005 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 182 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Springfield College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #216. Its tuition and fees are $43,707.
Springfield College in Massachusetts educates students using the philosophy of Humanics, a holistic approach that focuses on the mind, body and spirit and emphasizes community service and leadership. Students collectively volunteer for more than 150,000 hours a year. For other extracurricular activities, Springfield College offers more than 40 student clubs and organizations. The Springfield College Pride, as the school's sports teams are known, compete in the NCAA's Division III. The school hails itself as the Birthplace of Basketball: A graduate student and gym teacher, James Naismith, invented the sport in the school's gymnasium in 1891. Other notable alumni of Springfield College include Erin Pac, Olympic bobsledding bronze medalist, and John Cena, professional wrestler with the WWE.
Springfield College is a private institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,005 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 182 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Springfield College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #216. Its tuition and fees are $43,707.
Springfield College in Massachusetts educates students using the philosophy of Humanics, a holistic approach that focuses on the mind, body and spirit and emphasizes community service and leadership. Students collectively volunteer for more than 150,000 hours a year. For other extracurricular activities, Springfield College offers more than 40 student clubs and organizations. The Springfield College Pride, as the school's sports teams are known, compete in the NCAA's Division III. The school hails itself as the Birthplace of Basketball: A graduate student and gym teacher, James Naismith, invented the sport in the school's gymnasium in 1891. Other notable alumni of Springfield College include Erin Pac, Olympic bobsledding bronze medalist, and John Cena, professional wrestler with the WWE.
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At-a-Glance
Setting
City
Tuition & Fees
$43,707
Undergraduate Enrollment
2,005
Acceptance Rate
76%
2024 Rankings
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Admissions
Cost
Tuition & Fees
$43,707
Room & Board
$14,202(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$30,513
$27,837
$27,837
Tuition & Fees
$43,707
Room & Board
$14,202(2023-24)
Average Need-Based Aid Package
$30,513
*Average cost after aid
Academics
67%
11:1
59%
Popular Majors
MAJOR
% OF GRADUATES
ALUMNI STARTING SALARY
Health Professions and Related Programs
36%
N/A
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
16%
N/A
Education
10%
N/A
Psychology
8%
N/A
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
8%
N/A
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Faculty Research Impact
Bibliometric Rank
356
Bibliometrics is the statistical analyses of publications and citations for the purpose of measuring faculty research impact.Publications Cited in Top 25% of Journals
48%
Publications Cited in Top 5% of Journals
7%
Total Papers published between 2018-2022
287
Citations Per Publication
5:1
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Students
2,005
Graduate Enrollment
916
Total Enrollment
2,921
Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students
1,982
Student Diversity
Gender Distribution
Ethnic Diversity
17%
Minority Enrollment
17%
Minority Enrollment
73%
White
9%
Hispanic
5%
Black
5%
Unknown
4%
International
3%
Asian
Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.
Campus Life
Housing and Dorms
Types of campus housing available:
Student Activities
59+
Sports Teams
N/A
Fraternities
N/A
Sororities
After College
Graduation Rate
67%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
85%
Average Debt at Graduation
$42,076
$35,851
$35,851
Graduation Rate
67%
Graduating Students Who Have Borrowed (any loan type, 2021)
85%
Average Debt at Graduation
$42,076
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