Assumption University
Worcester, MA · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Worcester, MA · 1,664 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $74,895 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 15%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $28,8531,681st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $49,4141,814th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $49,4141,811th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,7771,722nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,895207th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,029799th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 74.6%309th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.5%511th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.5%1,123rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6641,047th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.4%1,747th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EANov 15
- RDApr 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 54 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $55,512 | $47,260 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $53,358 | $38,289 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,690 | $48,725 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,823 | $50,606 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $46,478 | $47,846 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $42,682 | $36,668 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $43,426 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,565 | $42,682 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $40,485 | $46,087 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,729 | $50,231 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $37,208 | $34,381 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $36,992 | $33,993 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1904source
- Athletic nickname: "Greyhounds"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Mascot: Pierre the Greyhoundsource
- Motto: "Until Christ be Formed in You"source
- Campus size: about 185 acressource
- Formerly known as "Assumption College" (1904–2020)source
- Athletic conference: Northeast-10 Conferencesource
- Notable alum: Mike Gravelsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,285,674 (M $2,332,964 · W $1,952,710)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteassumption.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 164562)
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