Assumption University Business Programs

Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Assumption University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Assumption has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Highest Paid General Organizational Communication Graduates	College Factual
#3	Highest Paid Public Relations & Advertising Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Assumption University?

Contact details for Assumption are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609-1296
Phone:	508-767-7000
Website:	https://www.assumption.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/assumptioncollege
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/AssumptionNews

How Do I Get Into Assumption?

You can apply to Assumption online at: https://www.assumption.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate-admissions-and-financial-aid/applying-assumption

Admission Requirements for Assumption

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Assumption?

Assumption has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Assumption University?

The overall average net price of Assumption is $38,326. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Assumption, approximately 87% of students took out student loans averaging $9,141 a year. That adds up to $36,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Assumption is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Assumption University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,027 undergraduate students at Assumption, with 1,970 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 421 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,970 full-time undergraduates at Assumption, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Assumption University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	59
Black or African American	105
Hispanic or Latino	175
White	1,481
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	135

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Assumption University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Assumption. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Dominican Republic, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Assumption University

In 2019-2020, 2,448 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Assumption has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Assumption

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Assumption University was 370.7%. This is the #173 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Assumption regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Assumption ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting	#19
Accounting	#22
General Business Administration and Management	#52
Business Administration & Management	#73

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Assumption University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	38	1	78	117
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	47	0	0	47
Accounting	1	29	1	0	31
General Organizational Communication	0	14	0	0	14
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	12	0	0	12
General Economics	0	10	0	0	10
Actuarial Science	0	4	0	0	4
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	2	0	0	0	2
Finance	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	154	2	78	237

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mattinbgn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.