Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts · Website
$74,895
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$74,895
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Assumption University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Worcester, Massachusetts with 1,669 undergraduates and 324 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,498 a year (tuition and fees $51,356). It admits 83% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $74,895 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,498
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,356
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$74,895
Rank 271 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,498
- Tuition and fees
- $51,356
- Cost of attendance
- $65,551
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 84%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,885
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,632
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,471
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,961
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,463
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $36,160 in 2015-16 to $51,356 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Undergraduates
- 1,669
- Graduate students
- 324
- Part-time students
- 0.5%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 68
- Endowment
- $107.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 271 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,498 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,356 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,029 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $74,895 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | $26,594 | $82,054 | $102,181 | $103,485 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $55,314 | $75,091 | $69,303 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $27,000 | $38,697 | $61,578 | $50,706 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 42 | $43,569 | $55,661 | $66,917 | $65,184 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | $38,094 | $54,822 | $55,792 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $27,000 | $56,211 | $67,523 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $42,252 | $83,706 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,898 | $67,012 | $87,681 | $76,194 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $41,000 | $54,194 | $60,768 | $60,111 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $48,641 | $61,136 | $47,382 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $48,600 | $67,883 | $55,556 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $34,206 | $62,073 | $48,590 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $28,032 | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $51,114 | $74,900 | $63,560 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | Withheld | $49,526 | $50,680 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $41,695 | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $38,496 | $58,537 | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $37,279 | $67,635 | $52,657 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | $55,180 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Worcester and Massachusetts on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Assumption University cost?
$29,498 a year is the average net price at Assumption University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,356, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,551. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,885 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Assumption University?
83% of applicants are admitted to Assumption University. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Assumption University graduates earn?
$74,895 a year is the median pay of former Assumption University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,029 after 6 years). That ranks 271 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $82,054.
How much student debt do Assumption University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Assumption University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 84% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Assumption University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Assumption University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Assumption University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (68 master's graduates), Marketing (54 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (43 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.