At a Glance

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A Quick Look

A summary of facts and figures about MGH Institute of Health Professions from fiscal year 2025.

General Information

  • Not-for-profit health professions 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 organization within Mass General Brigham
  • Accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and profession-specific accrediting agencies. Approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
  • Chronicle of Higher Education Great College to Work For: 2010–2019, 2021
  • Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity winner (Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award): 2017-2025

Facilities & Programs

  • Located in historic Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
  • State-of-the-art interactive classrooms/labs programs
  • 168,484 square feet of space in 6 buildings
  • Wide variety of online and in-person certificate, professional development and prerequisite course offerings
  • Entry-level graduate programs top-ranked by U.S. News & World Report
  • More than 800 clinical affiliations at Mass General Brigham sites and other leading hospitals, community health centers, clinical sites, and educational institutions
  • Six centers serving Charlestown and Greater Boston within the Sanders IMPACT Practice Center

Faculty & Staff

14:1

Average student/faculty ratio

130

FTE Faculty

117

FTE Staff

13

FTE Senior Administrators

86%

Faculty with doctoral or terminal degree

Student Demographics

  • Students from 44 states and 117 countries
  • Graduation Rate: 94%
  • Percent of direct-entry programs leading to top careers according to U.S. News & World Report: 100%
  • Women: 86%, Men: 14%
  • American/Alaska Native: .2% Asian: 13%; Black: 7%; Hispanic: 11%; Multiple: 3%; Unknown:7.8%; White: 58%
  • International students: 1%

1,894

Total Student Enrollment

94%

Graduation Rate

11,809

Alumni

Research & Finance

73

Active Grants

$51.5m

Total value of active grants

22

Research centers and labs for grant-funded scholars

257

Published research articles in FY25

$1.25M

Of free care to local community at the Sanders IMPACT Center

$84.9m

Actual Operating Revenue

$66.9m

Endowment

71%

Students receiving financial aid

$9.6M

Total scholarships/grants awarded

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