Fact Sheet
Faculty & Staff
- Average student/faculty ratio: 13:1
- FTE faculty: 122
- FTE staff: 114
- FTE senior administrators: 17
- Percent of faculty with doctoral or other terminal degree: 76%
- Faculty with highest honors in field: 21
Student Demographics
- Women: 83%, Men: 17%
- American/Alaska Native: <1%, Asian: 12%, Black or African American: 5%, Hispanic: 8%, White: 62%, two or more races: 4%, Unknown: 9%
- International students: 2%
Financial Aid
- Students receiving financial aid: 79%
- Total student loan volume: $48.7 million
- Total scholarship/grant budget: $6.5 million
- Average student debt: $107,708
- Average graduate salaries: $80,400
Finances
- Operating budget: $59.9 million
- Endowment: $46.7 million
- Cost of programs: $53,900 to $142,400, 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 2019: over 100
Facilities
- Located in historic Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
- 181,000 square feet of space in 7 buildings
- State-of-the-art interactive classrooms/labs
Serving the Community
- Five 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 52 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
- The only degree-granting affiliate of Mass General Brigham
- 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: 2010-2019
Programs
- Programs in genetic counseling, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, speech-language pathology, health professions education, and PhD programs in rehabilitation sciences and health professions education
- Entry-level graduate programs top-rated by U.S. News & World Report
- Clinical affiliations at Mass General Brigham as well as with more than 450 hospitals, community health centers, and other clinical sites and educational institutions
- Wide variety of online and in-person professional development and prerequisite course offerings
Students
- Total student enrollment: 1,609
- Percent of applicants offered admission to entry-level graduate programs: 41%
- Number of students awarded Schweitzer Fellowships: 41
- Graduation rate: 96%
- Licensure pass rates at or above national averages
- Entry-level graduates employed in their respective fields within six months of graduation: 95-100%
- Alumni: 8,415
Data as of December 31, 2019.