Massachusetts Bay Community College

https://www.massbay.edu

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$576

2024 Average Net Price

$7,420

After Financial Aid

2023 Default Rate

0.28%

on Student Loans

2024 Enrolled Students

4,578

31.4% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

17.2%

70 Graduates

Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College is $576, which is $7,584 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,420.

In 2024, 44% of undergraduate students attending Massachusetts Bay Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 10% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$576

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College was $576. The cost of tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College is $−7,584 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$7,420

2024 Value

0.563%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Massachusetts Bay Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,420. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Massachusetts Bay Community College grew by 0.563%.

This chart compares the average net price of Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Financial Aid by Income Level

44%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

10%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

44% of undergraduate students at Massachusetts Bay Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 12.8% with respect to 2023, when 39% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.28%

2023 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2023 the default rate for borrower's at Massachusetts Bay Community College was 0.28%, which represents 1 out of the 357 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Massachusetts Bay Community College had a total enrollment of 4,578 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 1,437 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,141. This means that 31.4% of students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Massachusetts Bay Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 40.7% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Black or African American, 5.22% Asian, 2.84% Two or More Races, 0.218% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.175% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (21.9%), followed by White Female (16%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.1%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

31.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,578 students. The full-time enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 1,437 and the part-time enrollment is 3,141. This means that 31.4% of students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

56%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Massachusetts Bay Community College was 56%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Massachusetts Bay Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Massachusetts Bay Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
1,862 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
1,173 enrolled students
Black or African American
700 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 40.7% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Black or African American, 5.22% Asian, 2.84% Two or More Races, 0.218% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.175% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 41.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 315 students (6.88%) did not report their race.

Operations

Massachusetts Bay Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.66M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 3.26M (57.6%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Massachusetts Bay Community College had a total salary expenditure of 67M. Massachusetts Bay Community College employs 35 Professors, 29 Assistant professors and 13 Associate professors. Most academics at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Female Professor (19), Female Assistant professor (17), and Male Professor (16).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College are: Management, with 71 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 57 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 54 employees.

Endowment

$5.66M

2024 Endowment

6.46%

growth from 2023

Massachusetts Bay Community College has an endowment valued at about $5.66M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Massachusetts Bay Community College grew 6.46% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $747k lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$28.3M

2024 Salaries

20.3%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Massachusetts Bay Community College paid a median of $28.3M in salaries, which represents 42.2% of their overall expenditure ($67M) and a 20.3% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.41% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 0.876% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$6.12M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Massachusetts Bay Community College paid a total of $6.12M to 78 employees working as instructors, which represents 21.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $720k (4.04%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College were Management with 71 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 57 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 54 employees.

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