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University or college · Private nonprofit

Cambridge College

Boston, MA1,194 online only

Cambridge College is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA, with about 758 students on campus and 1,194 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
758
plus 1,194 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$31,072
higher than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
11%
lower than at 97% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$45,998
higher than at 63% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Cambridge College, in brief

Most of Cambridge College’s students study online

About 1,194 students take classes only online, against 758 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

76% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 79% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges

Only 11% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 97% of 4-year colleges. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Cambridge College is mostly about business

52% of the degrees Cambridge College awards are in business; the next biggest field, health professions, is 14%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

532 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 32%Hispanic 29%Black 30%Asian 4%International 3%

Women and men

Women 81%Men 19%
12 : 1
students per teacher
30%
get Pell grants (lower income)
39%
take federal loans
76%
undergrads 25 or older
79%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cambridge College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cambridge College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $34,072 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $18,378Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $14,494

After grants, the average family on aid pays $31,072.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$31,072

About $124,288 over 4 years · 9% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
11%
within 6 years · Pell students 0%
Come back for year two
100%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$45,998
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,791
about $231 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$231 a month against about $4,101 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

40%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 40% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 52%Health professions 14%Public administration & social work 12%Psychology 8%Education 5%Public safety 5%Everything else 5%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations54 graduates a year · typical debt $22,000
$56k4 yrs out
Human Services, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$55k4 yrs out
Psychology, General19 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods17 graduates a year · typical debt $24,406
—not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services13 graduates a year
—not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General10 graduates a year
$39k1 yr out
Criminal Justice and Corrections6 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing5 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Boston

15% of Boston’s 672,973 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Boston pages.

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Straight-line distances from Cambridge College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.