MCPHS University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,410
Men / Women 23% / 77%
From State 71%
From Region 16%

Racial/Ethnic

White 29%
Asian 21%
Hispanic 16%
Black 13%
International 12%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene 70 7% 24% 20% 11% 26% 1% $77,728 67 +0.74 79 96%
Dental Hygiene 70 — 7% 24% 20% 11% 26% 1% $77,728 80 +0.74 79 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 274 21% 30% 30% 8% 14% 11% $90,708 90 +1.61 89 97% 6.9%
Chemistry 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $94,070 98 +2.17 91 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 35 — 20% 26% 20% 11% 20% 14% $81,212 85 +0.87 82 95% — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,869 27 -0.53 19 — — — — —
Health Sciences 44 — 18% 30% 25% 14% 14% 9% $63,069 34 -0.37 54 95% 6.9% — — —
Medical Humanities 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $105,244 98 +2.52 96 — — — — —
Pharmacology and Toxicology 5 — 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% 20% $87,246 26 -1.02 87 — — — — —
Pre-Dentistry Studies 16 — 31% 0% 44% 12% 12% 31% $104,069 100 +3.63 96 98% — — — —
Pre-Health Studies 49 — 10% 41% 33% 8% 8% 4% $104,069 98 +2.44 96 98% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 98 — 22% 35% 33% 4% 12% 11% $104,069 98 +2.44 96 98% — — — —
Pre-Optometry Studies 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $104,069 96 +2.14 96 98% — — — —
Health Psychology 18 — 33% 11% 39% 17% 28% 0% $54,514 50 -0.08 31 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Healthcare Business 19 21% 16% 21% 26% 0% 21% $117,024 98 +3.74 98 98%
Public Health 11 — 9% 27% 18% 27% 0% 27% $110,846 100 +4.24 97 98% — — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $105,624 98 +2.02 96 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 8 — 38% 0% 25% 25% 0% 12% $125,521 99 +3.05 99 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics 67 19% 46% 21% 9% 10% 1% $88,494 87 +0.80 88 96%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 39 — 10% 54% 18% 13% 8% 3% $88,494 81 +0.80 88 96% — — — —
MRI Technology 13 — 31% 31% 31% 0% 8% 0% $88,494 81 +0.80 88 96% — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 3 — 100% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $88,494 81 +0.80 88 96% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 3 — 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $88,494 81 +0.80 88 96% — — — —
Radiologic Technology 9 — 11% 56% 11% 0% 22% 0% $88,494 81 +0.80 88 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 221 14% 52% 9% 11% 15% 3% $87,607 86 -0.46 88 98% 4.0%
Nursing 221 — 14% 52% 9% 11% 15% 3% $87,607 36 -0.46 88 98% 4.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Pharmacy 187 40% 22% 24% 9% 2% 35% $76,720 64 -1.21 78 96%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 164 — 37% 21% 26% 10% 1% 37% $76,720 3 -1.38 78 96% — — — —
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 23 — 61% 35% 13% 4% 9% 26% $76,720 53 -0.07 78 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,797
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 89.5% 750 20% 36% 21% 10% 11% 13% $86,975 81 +0.31 87 97% 4.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 35 20% 26% 20% 11% 20% 14% $81,212 96 +0.87 82 95% —
Business & Economics 3.7% 31 55% 26% 16% 10% 6% 23% $89,314 70 +0.74 89 96% —
Social Sciences 2.1% 18 33% 11% 39% 17% 28% 0% $54,514 32 -0.08 31 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 3 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $94,070 78 +2.17 91 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.1% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,869 11 -0.53 19 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences — — — — 2 #219 73 —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — 1 #231 12 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 3 #533 85 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional