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College of Our Lady of the Elms

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Chicopee, MA
Population 650,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 951
Men / Women 27% / 73%
White 46%
Hispanic 28%
Black 14%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 80%
From Region 16%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 48%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19%
Computer Science 10%
Business & Economics 9%
Education 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,325
Est. Cost of Attendance $54,027
10-Year ROI $158,000
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 19 #423
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Our Lady of the Elms 262 22% / 78% 0% $73,122 98%
Computer Graphics 3 67% / 33% 0% $72,651 79
Computer Science 12 +4 67% / 33% 0% $91,179 93
Computer Software and Media Applications $73,153 79
Cybersecurity 12 +7 75% / 25% 0% $80,122 86
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $67,215 71
Mathematics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $69,574 74
Biology 14 36% / 64% 0% $63,366 63
Biotechnology 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $68,010 72
Communication Sciences and Disorders 9 11% / 89% 0% $54,871 41 93%
Nursing 99 5% / 95% 1% $92,829 94 99%
Speech-Language Pathology 17 18% / 82% 0% $54,871 41 93%
Accounting 7 86% / 14% 0% $67,815 72 100%
Business Administration 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $51,062 30 100%
Entrepreneurship 2 100% / 0% 0% $61,135 59
Health Administration 7 0% / 100% 0% $61,388 59 100%
Marketing 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $62,556 62
Marketing $62,530 62
Sports Management 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,398 37
Criminal Justice 8 38% / 62% 0% $55,045 42 100%
English Language and Literature $48,381 23
History 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,785 35
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,810 41
Psychology 8 25% / 75% 0% $46,512 18 100%
Social Work 30 7% / 93% 0% $53,977 39 96%
Writing 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,231 22
Early Childhood Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,481 46
Education 14 7% / 93% 0% $55,961 45
Elementary Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,113 48
Special Education and Teaching 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,728 58 98%