Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA · Private · Large suburb · BPU
Private institution in Longmeadow, MA · 1,186 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $55,383 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Pell Grant share
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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
- $14,590646th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,2271,564th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,2271,521st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,0641,395th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9011,231st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,383772nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,548466th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.9%882nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.1%1,294th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 73.5%715th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1861,264th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 66.2%154th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not 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 22 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $94,408 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $51,065 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $38,289 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,725 | $32,391 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Legal Professions | bachelors | $35,060 | $36,992 |
| Security Science and TechnologyHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,847 | $36,041 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,960 | $27,613 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | $34,420 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $28,598 | $27,584 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $28,309 | $35,060 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $27,564 | $33,281 |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Founded in 1897source
- Athletic nickname: "Wildcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Wildcatssource
- Motto: "Carpe Diem"source
- Formerly known as "{{plainlist |"source
- Formerly known as "* Bay Path Institute"source
- Formerly known as "* Bay Path Secretarial School"source
- Formerly known as "* Bay Path Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "* Bay Path College"source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Notable alum: Paige Turcosource
Key links
- Official websitebaypath.edu
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