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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.

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
$21,4361,222nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$42,0611,700th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$42,0611,679th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,1451,567th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,540999th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,087379th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.7%601st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
76.2%895th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.7%1,163rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1240305th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
9511,388th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.8%636th 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.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$72,330$69,410
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$40,461—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$39,555$29,250
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$37,568$29,685
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$36,324$35,060
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,141$46,087
MarketingBusinessbachelors$35,594$38,289
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$33,993—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,653—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685—
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$28,381—
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors——

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.