College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA · Private · Large suburb · COLE · Elms College
Private institution in Chicopee, MA · 951 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $51,540 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%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
- $21,4361,220th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,0611,683rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $42,0611,662nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $53,1451,552nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,540995th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,087378th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.7%598th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%889th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.7%1,152nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1240305th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9511,386th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.8%628th highest of 2,122 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,330 | $69,410 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $40,461 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $39,555 | $29,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $37,568 | $29,685 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $36,324 | $35,060 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,141 | $46,087 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $35,594 | $38,289 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,653 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $28,381 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of Our Lady of the Elms’s 951 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
Elsewhere
- Fisk UniversityNashville, TN · 950 undergrads
- Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN · 953 undergrads
- Denver College of NursingDenver, CO · 949 undergrads
- Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · 948 undergrads
- United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · 947 undergrads
- University of JamestownJamestown, ND · 947 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteelms.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 167394)
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- Compare with Anna Maria CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: College of Our Lady of the Elms vs Anna Maria CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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