Bay Path University

Private · Moderately Selective · MA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMA · Northeast

SettingSuburban

Undergrads1,108

Student:faculty8:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate35.6%

6-yr grad rate43.9%

Drop-out rate27.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$38k

Out-of-state tuition$38k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity53.3%

Gender diversity99.9%

International0.1%

Identity—

Overview

Bay Path University, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, has an unusual structure: its traditional undergraduate college is for women, while separate online and graduate divisions are coeducational. That combination lets it run a women's-college undergraduate culture on campus alongside a much larger, career-focused adult and online population.

Academics

Health sciences, cybersecurity, and business are Bay Path's strongest program areas, chosen deliberately for their career-completion value — the university positions itself around workforce-relevant credentials rather than broad liberal arts exploration. The online division in particular has built out heavily in fields with strong adult-learner demand.

Worth knowing

The two-track structure is worth understanding clearly: the on-campus undergraduate experience is a women's college, distinct from the coeducational online and graduate side, which is a much larger part of the university's overall population.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate85.2%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1010–1210

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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