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Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts

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Curry College provides rigorous and relevant academic programs to undergraduate and graduate students. Its rich blend of liberal arts and career-directed programs is enhanced by practical field experiences and co-curricular activities.

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Students are attracted to Curry’s friendly and caring academic community. The student body consists of approximately 2,000 traditional undergraduate students, and approximately 75% of students reside on the Curry campus.

Curry students have access to a wide range of co-curricular and extracurricular activities, including student newspaper and other campus media; performing arts programs such as theatre and dance; and intramural sports and NCAA Division III athletic teams.

Curry College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts-based institution founded in 1879. The College awards Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees through 27 undergraduate majors and over 65 minors and concentrations. The College’s academic programs of study include pre-health professions, pre-law, and pre-medicine as well as an accelerated, five-year, dual-degree M.Ed. program. Curry awards five master’s degrees, including a Master of Science in Accounting; a Master of Education (M.Ed.); a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice; a Master of Business Administration (MBA); and a Master of Science in Nursing. Curry College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education; its nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Get to know Curry College

2,206
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
62%
 
Enrolled male students
38%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
86%
 
Part-time students
14%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
38%
 
Adjuncts
62%
 
Faculty Ratio
12:1
Student/teacher ratio
$40,080
Full-time tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
Rolling
Application deadline
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

Benefits

Student Activities

Student Activities

  • Choral groups
  • Dance
  • Drama/theatre
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz band
  • Musical theatre
  • Radio station
  • Student government
  • Student newspaper
  • Television station
  • Yearbook
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High-Impact Practices

High-Impact Practices

  • First-Year Seminars and Experiences
  • Common Intellectual Experiences
  • Learning Communities
  • Writing-Intensive Courses
  • Collaborative Assignments and Projects
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Diversity/Global Learning
  • Service-Learning, Community-Based Learning
  • Internships/Coops/Practicums
  • Capstone Courses and Projects/Senior Experience
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Campus Resources

Campus Resources

  • Career Services
  • Writing Center
  • Academic Advisors
  • Library Services
  • Faculty Mentors
  • Disability Services
  • Multicultural Engagement Center
  • Health Services
  • Academic Tutors
  • Financial Aid Advisors
  • Student Success Initiative
  • Veteran Services
  • Peer Mentors
  • Counseling
  • Gender & Sexuality Center
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College Highlights

Engaged Students
Great Teaching
Vibrant Communities
Successful Outcomes
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Engaged Students

In an inclusive community of diverse learners and educators, Curry students are mentored and empowered. They build meaningful relationships that inspire them to achieve their ambitions.

DIVERSITY
At Curry College, diversity is central to excellence in education, not a separate goal. The College believes that training students to become inclusive, empathetic citizens requires consistent learning throughout all four years of study. As a result, diversity plays a core role in both the College’s Mission Statement as well as a guiding principle in core courses. Regardless of their program of study, students are encouraged to develop a deep respect for diversity in all its forms. By graduation, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the world’s diversity and interconnectedness as well as identify similarities and differences among cultures, religions, genders, and value systems. Students graduate able to identify and demonstrate an understanding of both their own values and those of others.

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 1%
Hispanic/Latinx: 8%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 14%
White, non-Hispanic: 64%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 7%

Great Teaching

GENERAL EDUCATION
At the heart of Curry College’s undergraduate curriculum is the General Education (Gen Ed) curriculum. Gen Ed, required of all students, explores the liberal arts through a series of topical, real-world issues while addressing the “Essential Learning Outcomes” and High-Impact Practices established by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The curriculum develops skills needed to participate in the 21st-century economy, including global knowledge, effective written and oral communication, critical thinking, information literacy, quantitative reasoning, intercultural sensitivity, teamwork, and ethical judgment.

HONORS
Honors programs are available for motivated, intellectually curious students who wish to challenge themselves and their classmates, including options for first-year students and those in designated academic disciplines.

EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY
There are 122 full-time faculty members at Curry, 81 percent of whom hold terminal degrees in their fields. Additionally, the College annually hires highly qualified part-time faculty members and visiting lecturers to augment its teaching staff. Although primarily a teaching faculty, Curry’s professors are also engaged in writing, research, and consulting. One-on-one faculty-student relationships provide many opportunities for personalized instruction and close interaction. The average class size is 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio is 12:1.

PROGRAM FOR ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING (PAL)
The internationally acclaimed Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL) at Curry College was established in 1970 as the nation’s first college-level program for students with language-based learning differences. PAL is the longest-standing comprehensive support program designed to help intelligent and motivated students with language-based learning differences achieve at the college level. PAL faculty at the master’s and doctoral level work directly with students to provide individual or small-group instruction. Each student is matched with a professor with whom they meet for 2.5 hours per week. Students must apply and be admitted into the program in order to take advantage of PAL’s services. Students receive academic credit for enrollment in the program for the first year and are able to continue in the program for as long as needed.

SPECIAL STUDY OPTIONS
Programs available at this institution.
Accelerated program
Double major
Exchange student program (domestic)
Honors Program
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major
Study abroad
Teacher certification program
Weekend college

Vibrant Communities

LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Learning at Curry extends beyond the classroom and is embedded throughout co- and extracurricular activities. Students engage in common and collaborative learning across a wide range of programs and activities, including the First-Year Living Learning Communities Program. This program allows students to collaborate with faculty and other first-year students both in and out of the classroom. They investigate a common theme as they complete required courses, challenging themselves as they engage in discussions, lectures, activities, and community events throughout the semester. Students seeking a holistic experience that integrates their classroom and residence hall experience should consider this beneficial learning opportunity.

SCHOOL LOCATION
Curry College was founded in Boston in 1879 and moved to its present campus in Milton, MA, in 1952. Curry’s 131-acre campus is one of the most attractive college campuses in New England.

Only seven miles from downtown Boston, its proximity to the city gives students access to a wide variety of internships at leading companies as well as clinical placements at world-class hospitals. The city provides myriad opportunities for cultural, recreational, and sports-related activities.

Curry’s location is also less than two miles from the scenic Blue Hills, a natural reservation that offers skiing, hiking, horseback riding, and resources for environmental education and recreation.

ATHLETICS
Curry College hosts intramural sports and fourteen NCAA Division III athletic teams. 

Men’s varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis
Women’s varsity sports: basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball

The College’s mascot is the Colonel, and athletic uniform colors are purple and white.

RESIDENCE LIFE
Percent of students living on campus.
Undergraduates: 57%

Campus housing options.
Coed dorms
Men’s dorms
Women’s dorms
Special housing for disabled students
Special housing for international students
Theme housing

Successful Outcomes

INTERNSHIPS
Undergraduate internship experience is a key factor in job marketability after graduation. The Internship Program at Curry College offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths. By learning about their interests, skills, strengths, and values, students are able to narrow down their career options to the fields that best suit their talents. Curry students may earn up to 30 credit hours for field internships. In consultation with faculty members, students develop learning contracts that articulate their educational and personal goals, establishing the criteria for the evaluation of their field experience.

EPORTFOLIO
Students at Curry College maintain an ePortfolio that tracks their beginning first-year inquiry course all the way up to their junior-year inquiry. This digital portfolio demonstrates the reflection and integration of learning within the entire Gen Ed curriculum. The ePortfolio also supports a responsibility for learning, providing both evidence and direction for career choices and longer-term career advancement.

Admission & Aid

Admission

ADMISSIONS FACTORS
Very Important
Academic GPA

Important
Rigor of secondary school record | Recommendation(s)

Considered
Class rank | Standardized test scores | Application Essay | Interview
Extracurricular activities | Talent/ability | Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation | Volunteer work | Work experience | Level of applicant’s interest

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 500 | 75th Percentile: 570
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 490 | 75th Percentile: 550

Tuition & Cost

Tuition: $40,080
Fees: $2,345
Room: $9,050
Board: $7,780

Aid

PERSONAL APPROACH
Curry College takes a personal approach to everything it does—from helping students identify and support their individual learning styles to fostering the valuable, one-on-one relationships students have with faculty and staff. The admission process is no exception. Curry staff want to get to know their students as well as give students the opportunity to get to know them.

AFFORDABILITY
College affordability matters at Curry. The College understands that the college search process can be confusing—and even overwhelming—especially when it comes to making finances work to help students realize their dream of a Curry education.

Curry College believes education financial planning goes hand-in-hand with the college search process. Planning ahead and knowing the cost of college will be manageable for students and families is an important part of the process.

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Contact Curry College

Contact Admissions

www.curry.edu/undergraduate-programs
(617) 333-2210
adm@curry.edu

Campus Location

1071 Blue Hill Avenue
Milton, MA 02186

(617) 333-0500

Visit Curry Online

www.curry.edu

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