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Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology (14% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $14,653 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

440 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 35 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.050514% 63
    Graduates in this field earn $54,181 4 years out
  2. Physical Therapy/Therapist 51.23088.4% 37
    Graduates in this field earn $69,355 4 years out
  3. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05046.8% 30
    Graduates in this field earn $54,181 4 years out
  4. Physician Associate/Assistant 51.09126.8% 30
    Graduates in this field earn $86,056 4 years out
  5. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.00006.1% 27
    Graduates in this field earn $76,417 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 20% → 23% of graduates since 2014–15 (103 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$89,140 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$89,140
    National median: $65,681Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 27 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,056 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $28,487

    4 years after completion$86,056
    National median: $70,786Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 98 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$76,417 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $11,874

    4 years after completion$76,417
    National median: $61,296Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $69,843(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,250 · 83 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business/Commerce, General$71,807 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$71,807
    National median: $68,407Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 0 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$69,355 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$69,355
    National median: $55,792Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 164 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,396 students, 230 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

43%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 1% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–95210%
10–1916733%
20–2922845%
30–39367%
40–49184%
50–9941%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$74,061

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$14,653
$14,653
← Lessmore than 72% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$36,622
$36,622
← Lessmore than 52% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Springfield College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Springfield College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)