Fact Sheet

Faculty & Staff

• Average student/faculty ratio: 11:1
• FTE faculty: 114
• FTE staff: 106
• FTE senior administrators: 13
• Percent of faculty with doctoral or other terminal degree: 77%
• Faculty with highest honors in field: 21

Student Demographics

• Women: 82%, Men: 18%
• American/Alaska Native: <1%, Asian: 10%, Black or African American: 6%, Hispanic: 8%, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: <1%, White: 64%, Two of more races: 4%, Unknown: 8%
• International students: 2%

Financial Aid

• Students receiving financial aid: 78%
• Total student loan volume: $39.1 million
• Total scholarship/grant budget: $6.5 million
• Average student debt: $108,109
• Cohort default rate: 1.3%
• Repayment rate: 86% (This represents the percentage of our borrowers entering into repayment within 3 years of leaving school.)
• Average graduate salaries: $65,400–$101,400

Finances

• Operating budget: $56.0 million
• Endowment: $42.1 million
• Cost of programs: $68,000 to $137,000, depending on length and degree level

Research

• Dedicated research centers and labs for grant-funded scholars
• Total value of active grants: $18.4 million
• Active grants: 28
• Research articles published by faculty in 2018: 115

Facilities

• Located in historic Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
• 182,000 square feet of space in 7 buildings
• State-of-the-art interactive classrooms/labs

Serving the Community

• Centers serving Charlestown and Greater Boston: Speech, Language and Literacy Center; Aphasia Center; Physical Therapy Center for Clinical Education and Health Promotion; Tabor/Connor Occupational Therapy Center for Learning, Participation, and Rehabilitation; and Ruth Sleeper Nursing Center for Clinical Education and Wellness
• These centers, housed in the Dr. Charles A. and Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center, provide 7,200 hours ($1 million) in free services annually to the local community
• Annual Community Day serves 51 local nonprofits

General Information

• Not-for-profit health professions graduate school founded in 1977 by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
• Incorporated in 1985 as a subsidiary of MGH; 18-member independent Board of Trustees
• Member of Partners HealthCare
• Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and profession-specific  accrediting agencies
• Approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
• Chronicle of Higher Education Great College to Work For: 2010-2018

Programs

• Programs in genetic counseling, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, speech-language pathology, health professions education, and a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences
• Entry-level graduate programs top-rated by U.S. News & World Report
• Clinical affiliations at Partners HealthCare as well as with more than 450 hospitals, community health centers, and other clinical sites and educational institutions

Students

• Total student enrollment: 1,593, a 91% increase since 2008
• Percent of applicants offered admission to entry-level graduate programs: 36%
• Number of students awarded Schweitzer Fellowships: 41
• Graduation rate: 96%
• Retention rate: 96%
• Licensure pass rates at or above national averages
• Entry-level graduates employed in their respective fields within six months of graduation: 90-100%
• Alumni: 7,677

Data as of December 31, 2018.