Worcester, MA · Private · 1,669 undergraduates · urban
Assumption University
Less selective
Its Catholic liberal-education model explicitly connects career preparation with questions of purpose, citizenship, and ethical responsibility.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 86.5% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 70.2%
4,694 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$74,895 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Assumption University apart
Academic design
Undergraduates build broad analytical and communication skills before specializing, with internships, research, and professional pathways available across the curriculum.
Campus pattern
The residential Worcester campus gives students access to a major New England health-care and higher-education center while retaining a contained community.
Defining feature
Its Catholic liberal-education model explicitly connects career preparation with questions of purpose, citizenship, and ethical responsibility.
Can I get in?
86.5% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
4,694About 87 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Assumption University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Assumption University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Undergraduates build broad analytical and communication skills before specializing, with internships, research, and professional pathways available across the curriculum.
Make the fit specific
Its Catholic liberal-education model explicitly connects career preparation with questions of purpose, citizenship, and ethical responsibility.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Assumption University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Its Catholic liberal-education model explicitly connects career preparation with questions of purpose, citizenship, and ethical responsibility.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Marketing
Psychology, General
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
What is campus life like?
Assumption University beyond the classroom
The residential Worcester campus gives students access to a major New England health-care and higher-education center while retaining a contained community.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates build broad analytical and communication skills before specializing, with internships, research, and professional pathways available across the curriculum.
What shapes an ordinary week
The residential Worcester campus gives students access to a major New England health-care and higher-education center while retaining a contained community.
What changes the experience
Its Catholic liberal-education model explicitly connects career preparation with questions of purpose, citizenship, and ethical responsibility.