Elms College Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Elms College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Elms College was awarded 13 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Overall Quality

Elms College landed the #806 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 68 colleges in Massachusetts, Elms College is ranked at #51.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Elms College?

Acceptance Rate

Elms College has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 94% of students accepted to Elms College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

Elms College received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 25.

Learn more about Elms College admissions.

Elms College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Elms College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Elms College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Elms College

Freshmen Retention Rate

Elms College has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Elms College for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Elms College.

Below Average Overall Diversity at Elms College

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,151 undergraduates at Elms College with 1,003 being full-time and 148 being part-time.

Elms College Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for Elms College is 29.60 out of 100. This is below average when compared to other schools in the United States.

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How Much Does Elms College Cost?

The overall average net price of Elms College is $22,803. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Elms College

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$19,703	$17,990	$21,165	$23,492	$28,421

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Elms College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Elms College, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $10,633 a year. That adds up to $42,532 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Elms College is 7.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Elms College Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Elms College make around $46,200 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Elms College students since it is 16% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Elms College make the most money.

Location of Elms College

Located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Elms College is a private not-for-profit institution. Elms College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for Elms College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	291 Springfield St, Chicopee, MA 01013
Phone:	413-594-2761
Website:	https://www.elms.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/elmscollege
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/elmscollege

Elms College Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 34 majors graduated from Elms College. Of these students, 437 received undergraduate degrees and 136 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	132	$69,700
Social Work	63	$35,000
Communication Sciences	27	NA
General Biology	23	NA
General Psychology	20	NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services	20	NA
Business Administration & Management	16	NA
Marketing	15	NA
General Education	15	NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections	11	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Elms College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Elms College

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 387 students took at least one online class at Elms College. This is an increase from the 276 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	387	98
2016-2017	276	57
2015-2016	284	51
2014-2015	435	41
2013-2014	292	14

Learn more about online learning at Elms College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Elms College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Bluffton University
• Cabrini University
• Methodist University
• Rivier University
• University of St Francis

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.