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Bay Path University

Bay Path University is a private campus in suburban Longmeadow, MA. The federal record classifies Bay Path University as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,194

family income
under $30k

$10,976

$30–48k

$12,851

$48–75k

$25,076

$75–110k

$25,198

over $110k

Average net price

$14,2712023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Bay Path University fell from $20,470 (2008) to $14,271 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,470
2009	$19,643
2010	$21,343
2011	$19,926
2012	$20,836
2013	$18,951
2014	$20,377
2015	$21,993
2016	$22,455
2017	$20,485
2018	$22,211
2019	$20,435
2020	$18,867
2021	$17,183
2022	$14,590
2023	$14,271

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,3082024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Bay Path University rose from $33,706 (2009) to $47,308 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,706
2010	$34,717
2011	$35,711
2012	$38,509
2013	$40,447
2014	$41,344
2015	$43,270
2016	$44,015
2017	$45,709
2018	$46,315
2019	$46,516
2020	$48,102
2021	$46,404
2022	$46,775
2023	$47,064
2024	$47,308

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,660
2001	$14,754
2002	$15,934
2003	$16,890
2004	$19,440
2005	$20,606
2006	$21,224
2007	$22,073
2008	$23,840
2013	$29,959
2014	$30,859
2015	$31,785
2016	$32,739
2017	$33,557
2018	$34,225
2019	$35,081
2020	$35,781
2021	$35,781
2022	$35,781
2023	$37,227

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Bay Path University reports published tuition of $38,302 in this record. Bay Path University's $38,302 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Bay Path University reports 1,108 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

43.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Bay Path University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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43.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Bay Path University fell from 52.8% (entered 1993) to 43.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1993 cohort	52.8%
1994 cohort	58.2%
1995 cohort	53.8%
1996 cohort	64.3%
1997 cohort	66.7%
1998 cohort	59.1%
1999 cohort	48.4%
2000 cohort	49.3%
2001 cohort	48%
2002 cohort	54.6%
2003 cohort	60.7%
2004 cohort	70%
2005 cohort	65.3%
2006 cohort	51%
2007 cohort	55.5%
2008 cohort	63.2%
2009 cohort	57.1%
2010 cohort	61%
2011 cohort	56.8%
2012 cohort	59.4%
2013 cohort	54.4%
2014 cohort	59.7%
2015 cohort	50.6%
2016 cohort	47.1%
2017 cohort	56.9%
2018 cohort	43.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$3,937
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,137	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,841	$3,062
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,101	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,025
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,586
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,016	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,339	$4,632
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,010	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,730	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,836	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,480	$9,642
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,023	$11,242
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,000	$10,335
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,125	$10,832
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,420	$10,406
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,901	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$51,548

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$47,466

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,383

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Bay Path University admitted 892 of 1,047 applicants in Fall 2024. The 85.2% rate describes that application pool.

85.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,227 tuition · 2023–24 1,108 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12101600

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Admissions

Bay Path University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Bay Path University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–610 and Math was 520–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1210 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	570	610
SAT Math	520	550	600

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Bay Path University received 1,047 applications and admitted 892 (85.2%), with 139 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

85.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	62.3%
Fall 2002	68.4%
Fall 2003	83.4%
Fall 2004	84.7%
Fall 2005	67.6%
Fall 2006	78.7%
Fall 2007	76.4%
Fall 2008	82.8%
Fall 2009	66.4%
Fall 2010	64.6%
Fall 2011	58%
Fall 2012	61.4%
Fall 2013	57.6%
Fall 2014	63%
Fall 2015	77.3%
Fall 2016	59.9%
Fall 2017	62.9%
Fall 2018	60.4%
Fall 2019	71.8%
Fall 2020	78.3%
Fall 2021	75.4%
Fall 2022	75.6%
Fall 2023	73.5%
Fall 2024	85.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1210Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	890	1070
Fall 2002	900	1070
Fall 2003	900	1100
Fall 2004	930	1110
Fall 2005	920	1100
Fall 2006	880	1080
Fall 2007	880	1070
Fall 2008	850	1070
Fall 2009	750	1190
Fall 2010	840	1062
Fall 2011	860	1040
Fall 2012	880	1090
Fall 2013	840	1090
Fall 2014	840	1063
Fall 2016	845	1065
Fall 2017	970	1190
Fall 2019	960	1170
Fall 2020	940	1170
Fall 2021	1018	1205
Fall 2022	1020	1140
Fall 2024	1010	1210

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–31Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	17	25
Fall 2005	17	24
Fall 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	21
Fall 2008	17	21
Fall 2009	16	26
Fall 2010	17	23
Fall 2011	20	23
Fall 2012	17	25
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2019	19	25
Fall 2020	23	31

IPEDS Fall 2004–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,108Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Bay Path University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,944 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,108.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,059
Fall 2003	1,212
Fall 2004	1,347
Fall 2005	1,342
Fall 2006	1,317
Fall 2007	1,319
Fall 2008	1,409
Fall 2009	1,477
Fall 2010	1,548
Fall 2011	1,571
Fall 2012	1,556
Fall 2013	1,454
Fall 2014	1,574
Fall 2015	1,849
Fall 2016	1,886
Fall 2017	1,944
Fall 2018	1,921
Fall 2019	1,800
Fall 2020	1,689
Fall 2021	1,484
Fall 2022	1,263
Fall 2023	1,186
Fall 2024	1,108

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Bay Path University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 80% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 73%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	60%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	76%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	72%
Fall 2016 cohort	70%
Fall 2017 cohort	80%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	69%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Bay Path University

Faculty pay at Bay Path University averages $110,424 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Bay Path University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 1,108 undergraduates live off campus, and 72.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Bay Path University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1210 — their midpoint is below the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Bay Path University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Bay Path University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Bay Path University85.2%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Bay Path University$38,302

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Bay Path University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Bay Path University$55,383

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Bay Path University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Bay Path University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	85.2%	70.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$38,302	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,383	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Bay Path University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Bay Path University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,912
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$68,194
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$65,018
Security Science and Technology	$56,262
Biology, General	$55,827
Psychology, General	$53,682
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$48,575
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,431
Education, General	$47,941
Research and Experimental Psychology	$47,544
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$37,411

These 11 fields listed for Bay Path University measure earnings after completion. The $55,383 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 14 additional Bay Path University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Bay Path University report?

Bay Path University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Bay Path University's acceptance rate?

85.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 892 admitted from 1,047 applicants.

How much does Bay Path University cost?

At Bay Path University, tuition is $38,302. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Bay Path University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,383. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

American International College — 99.6% admitted
Bridgewater State University — 87.8% admitted
Curry College — 87.7% admitted
Fitchburg State University — 86.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.