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University or college · Private nonprofit

Curry College

Milton, MA189 online only

Curry College is a private nonprofit college in Milton, MA, with about 1,805 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,805
plus 189 studying only online
Admission rate
88%
higher than at 71% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$29,207
higher than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
51%
lower than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$54,400
higher than at 78% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Curry College

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $23,806 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $29,207, more than at 82% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

39% of students with Pell grants finish, against 51% overall, a gap of 13 points. 31% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Curry College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $92,783 four years out. Psychology graduates earn $50,496. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $64,020 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $47,970Room & board $18,850Books & supplies $1,100

After grants, the average family on aid pays $29,207.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$26,827

About $107,308 over 4 years · 58% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Curry College?

88%

of applicants admitted

About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
530–620
SAT math
520–610

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1125.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
51%
within 6 years · Pell students 39%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$54,400
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 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

6.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,896 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

67%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 83% 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).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$65k
Higher incomeover $75k
$56k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 35%Public safety 14%Business 12%Psychology 9%Communication 8%Biology 5%Everything else 17%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing188 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$93k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections63 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$64k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations57 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, General56 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$50k4 yrs out
Public Health32 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies30 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$52k4 yrs out
Biology, General16 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Accounting and Related Services14 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,780 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 56%Hispanic 14%Black 15%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 2%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
12 : 1
students per teacher
31%
get Pell grants (lower income)
71%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
6%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Milton

10% of Milton’s 28,537 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Milton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Curry 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.