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University or college · Private nonprofit

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA341 online only

Anna Maria College is a private nonprofit college in Paxton, MA, with about 991 students on campus.

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Students on campus
991
plus 341 studying only online
Admission rate
50%
lower than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$28,333
higher than at 80% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
46%
lower than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,651
higher than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Anna Maria College

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

49% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 46% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 34% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $25,554 a year after grants. The average family on aid pays $28,333, more than at 80% of 4-year colleges. What it costs ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Anna Maria College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, fire protection graduates earn a median $110,044 four years out. Business administration graduates earn $56,774. Majors ↓

Anna Maria College focuses on public safety

46% of the degrees Anna Maria College awards are in public safety; the next biggest field, business, is 20%. 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 · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
46%
within 6 years · Pell students 49%
Come back for year two
60%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,651
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

5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $5,259 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

58%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 71% 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
$48k
Middle income$30–75k
$39k
Higher incomeover $75k
$74k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Anna Maria College?

50%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $61,888 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $44,571Room & board $17,892Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,333.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$25,366

About $101,464 over 4 years · 59% off the sticker price

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

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Public safety 46%Business 20%Health professions 15%Psychology 8%Public administration & social work 6%English 2%Everything else 3%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Fire Protection58 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$110k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections47 graduates a year · typical debt $25,500
$76k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing37 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$89k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations37 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$57k4 yrs out
Security Science and Technology15 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

906 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 47%Hispanic 15%Black 17%Asian 1%International 3%

Women and men

Women 37%Men 63%
12 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
65%
take federal loans
18%
undergrads 25 or older
14%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Paxton

16% of Paxton’s 5,046 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Paxton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Anna Maria 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.