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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Dean College is ranked #1,191 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Dean College held the #1,838 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 63 colleges in Massachusetts, Dean College is ranked at #55.
Dean College has an acceptance rate of 76%, 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Dean College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Dean College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Dean College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Dean College for first-time, full-time students is 49%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dean College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,180 undergraduates at Dean College with 1,035 being full-time and 145 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,835 | $28,600 | $31,977 | $30,040 | $34,340 |
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 Dean College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Dean College, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $12,126 a year. That adds up to $48,504 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Dean College.
Contact details for Dean College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 99 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038-1941 |
| Phone: | 508-541-1900 |
| Website: | www.dean.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 73 | $28,609 |
| Dance | 33 | $24,236 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 29 | NA |
| General Psychology | 24 | $32,218 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 24 | $29,639 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 11 | NA |
| Arts & Media Management | 10 | NA |
| Sociology | 7 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 40 students took at least one online class at Dean College. This is a decrease from the 102 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 40 | 40 |
| 2021-2022 | 102 | 41 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,180 | 1,180 |
| 2018-2019 | 142 | 37 |
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.
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