College · Private nonprofit · Boston, MA · City
Cambridge College
Boston, MA
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$31k
Undergrad size532
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $31k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
532 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $31k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$136k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$124k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$12k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $18.4k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr11%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out11%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 532
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White32%
- Black30%
- Hispanic29%
- Asian4%
- International3%
- Unknown1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time79%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 15
What you can study.