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.