College of Our Lady of the Elms

College of Our Lady of the Elms is a private nonprofit college in Chicopee, MA. Its average net price is $16,237 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,436
$30,001 to $48,000$17,151
$48,001 to $75,000$15,574
$75,001 to $110,000$15,903
$110,001 and up$19,969
$44,626Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$44,626Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,237Average Net Price
$15,917Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$2,461Other Expenses
45.6%Students on Pell Grants
71.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

85.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$58,888
8 years after entry$67,303
10 years after entry$64,534
63.5%Graduation Rate
76.0%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Chicopee, MALocation
Large suburbSetting
949Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$31,444 Small program - rough guide n=38
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$89,194 n=160$27,000 n=171
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$45,509 Small program - rough guide n=43$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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