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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Chicopee, MA
Population 650,000
Website https://www.elms.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 879
Men / Women 28% / 72%
From State 80%
From Region 16%
Athletes 24.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Hispanic 29%
Black 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2012 Men: 28.3% 28.3% 2013 Men: 26.3% 26.3% 2014 Men: 27.9% 27.9% 2015 Men: 27.4% 27.4% 2016 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2017 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Men: 26.9% 26.9% 2019 Men: 22.8% 22.8% 2020 Men: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Men: 28.8% 28.8% 2022 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2023 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2024 Men: 22.9% 22.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2012 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2014 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2016 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2017 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2018 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2019 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2020 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2024 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2011 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2012 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2013 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2014 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4% 2015 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2016 Hispanic: 13.3% 13.3% 2017 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2018 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2019 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2021 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Hispanic: 19.0% 19.0% 2023 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2% 2024 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2011 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2012 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2013 White: 75.2% 75.2% 2014 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2015 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2016 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2017 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2018 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2020 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2022 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2023 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2024 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2021 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2023 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2024 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2025 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2020 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2021 Hispanic: 15.0% 15.0% 2022 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2023 Hispanic: 20.4% 20.4% 2024 Hispanic: 27.1% 27.1% 2025 Hispanic: 28.9% 28.9% 2020 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2021 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2022 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2023 White: 53.1% 53.1% 2024 White: 47.3% 47.3% 2025 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 International: 1.9% 1.9%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Our Lady of the Elms 294 28% / 72% 1% $70,790 75 98%
Computer Graphics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $66,608 68 —
Computer Science 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $89,033 91 —
Computer Software and Media Applications 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $66,956 69 —
Cybersecurity 15 +4 87% / 13% 0% $77,256 83 —
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $63,953 63 —
Mathematics — +1 — — $66,498 68 —
Biology 13 — 23% / 77% 8% $58,999 51 —
Biotechnology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $65,266 65 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,662 35 93%
Nursing 114 — 11% / 89% 0% $90,784 92 99%
Speech-Language Pathology 24 — 8% / 92% 0% $53,662 35 93%
Accounting 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $66,342 68 100%
Business Administration 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,953 24 100%
Entrepreneurship 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,645 50 —
Health Administration 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $60,035 54 100%
Marketing 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,656 53 —
Marketing 5 +3 60% / 40% 20% $59,682 53 —
Sports Management 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,006 33 —
English Language and Literature 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $47,143 17 —
History 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,330 34 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $52,373 31 —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Psychology 9 +1 22% / 78% 0% $45,524 14 100%
Social Work 35 — 14% / 86% 0% $52,935 33 96%
Sociology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Writing — — — — $47,253 17 —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,351 37 —
Education 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $53,517 35 —
Elementary Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,864 39 —
Special Education and Teaching — — — — $59,515 52 98%
Criminal Justice 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,921 36 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,818
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2012 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9% 2013 Graduated: 67.9% 67.9% 2014 Graduated: 78.1% 78.1% 2015 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2017 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Graduated: 66.0% 66.0% 2019 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7% 2020 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2021 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1% 2022 Graduated: 74.8% 74.8% 2023 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2024 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2012 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2013 Men: 69.4% 69.4% 2014 Men: 84.4% 84.4% 2015 Men: 64.5% 64.5% 2016 Men: 63.0% 63.0% 2017 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2019 Men: 80.4% 80.4% 2020 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2021 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2022 Men: 69.6% 69.6% 2023 Men: 57.4% 57.4% 2024 Men: 57.9% 57.9% 2011 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2012 Women: 72.2% 72.2% 2013 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2014 Women: 75.2% 75.2% 2015 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2016 Women: 64.7% 64.7% 2017 Women: 57.0% 57.0% 2018 Women: 71.0% 71.0% 2019 Women: 69.9% 69.9% 2020 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Women: 68.9% 68.9% 2022 Women: 76.9% 76.9% 2023 Women: 68.1% 68.1% 2024 Women: 71.8% 71.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Asian: 85.7% 85.7% 2018 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2019 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Asian: 77.8% 77.8% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2011 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Black: 61.1% 61.1% 2017 Black: 35.0% 35.0% 2018 Black: 17.6% 17.6% 2019 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Black: 30.4% 30.4% 2021 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2011 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Hispanic: 70.8% 70.8% 2013 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2014 Hispanic: 75.9% 75.9% 2015 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2016 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2017 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2018 Hispanic: 76.2% 76.2% 2019 Hispanic: 52.4% 52.4% 2020 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2021 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2022 Hispanic: 64.5% 64.5% 2023 Hispanic: 46.4% 46.4% 2024 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2011 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2012 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2013 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2014 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2015 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2016 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2017 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2019 White: 76.6% 76.6% 2020 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2021 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2022 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2023 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2024 White: 72.4% 72.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 48.3% 142 11% / 89% 0% $83,464 88 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.0% 50 22% / 78% 0% $51,192 28 97%
Business & Economics 10.2% 30 70% / 30% 3% $56,725 44 100%
Computer Science 9.2% 27 78% / 22% 0% $78,363 84 —
Education 6.5% 19 21% / 79% 0% $53,790 36 —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 16 25% / 75% 6% $60,174 54 —
Professional 2.7% 8 50% / 50% 0% $53,921 36 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,953 63 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1% 2013 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2014 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2015 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2016 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2017 Acceptance: 79.5% 79.5% 2018 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2019 Acceptance: 75.1% 75.1% 2020 Acceptance: 69.8% 69.8% 2021 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9% 2022 Acceptance: 90.9% 90.9% 2023 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2024 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2011 Yield: 39.4% 39.4% 2012 Yield: 40.9% 40.9% 2013 Yield: 26.6% 26.6% 2014 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2015 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2016 Yield: 31.4% 31.4% 2017 Yield: 25.1% 25.1% 2018 Yield: 19.8% 19.8% 2019 Yield: 27.4% 27.4% 2020 Yield: 12.0% 12.0% 2021 Yield: 17.3% 17.3% 2022 Yield: 13.6% 13.6% 2023 Yield: 15.5% 15.5% 2024 Yield: 10.9% 10.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 617 617 2012 Applicants: 604 604 2013 Applicants: 993 993 2014 Applicants: 851 851 2015 Applicants: 832 832 2016 Applicants: 684 684 2017 Applicants: 868 868 2018 Applicants: 1,085 1,085 2019 Applicants: 875 875 2020 Applicants: 1,479 1,479 2021 Applicants: 1,565 1,565 2022 Applicants: 1,177 1,177 2023 Applicants: 1,442 1,442 2024 Applicants: 1,269 1,269 2011 Admitted: 513 513 2012 Admitted: 484 484 2013 Admitted: 744 744 2014 Admitted: 672 672 2015 Admitted: 623 623 2016 Admitted: 523 523 2017 Admitted: 690 690 2018 Admitted: 732 732 2019 Admitted: 657 657 2020 Admitted: 1,032 1,032 2021 Admitted: 1,063 1,063 2022 Admitted: 1,070 1,070 2023 Admitted: 1,264 1,264 2024 Admitted: 1,082 1,082 2011 Enrolled: 202 202 2012 Enrolled: 198 198 2013 Enrolled: 198 198 2014 Enrolled: 190 190 2015 Enrolled: 186 186 2016 Enrolled: 164 164 2017 Enrolled: 173 173 2018 Enrolled: 145 145 2019 Enrolled: 180 180 2020 Enrolled: 124 124 2021 Enrolled: 184 184 2022 Enrolled: 146 146 2023 Enrolled: 196 196 2024 Enrolled: 118 118

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 820 820 2012 25th: 840 840 2013 25th: 820 820 2014 25th: 840 840 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 840 840 2017 25th: 930 930 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 970 970 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2021 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1070 1070 2023 25th: 1150 1150 2011 75th: 1040 1040 2012 75th: 1048 1048 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1055 1055 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1170 1170 2019 75th: 1130 1130 2020 75th: 1170 1170 2021 75th: 1195 1195 2022 75th: 1300 1300 2023 75th: 1320 1320

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 525 525 2023 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 528 528 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 635 635 2023 75th: 650 650

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 545 545 2023 25th: 590 590 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 535 535 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 665 665 2023 75th: 670 670

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2019 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2020 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2021 Submitted: 10.0% 10.0% 2022 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Submitted: 2.0% 2.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.