Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts · Private · 1,751 undergraduates · springfield.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 4,025 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1080 to 1330
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$70,770Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Springfield College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$70,770
a year in 2027-28, from a $70,770 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1210).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions Requirements | Springfield College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Decision · December 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 2,987 of 4,025 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 85% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 1% of them sent SAT scores and 0% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1080 to 1330
Reading and Writing 570 to 690
Math 510 to 640
ACT composite 27 to 29
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.22
- 4.027%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.249%
- 2.50 to 2.9915%
- Below 2.505%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$70,770
a year
- Tuition$48,650
- Fees$1,810
- Food and housing$16,230
- Books and supplies$1,400
- Transportation and other$2,680
Springfield College published $68,054 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,055
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,635
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,381
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,630
- Over $110,000$32,591
Financial aid
81%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$31,031
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $27,267 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,870Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 111 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 211, 223 or 228 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 102 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 BIOL 102 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 121 BIOL 123 BIOL 122 BIOL 124 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 140 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 6 | MATH 140 MATH 142 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 140 MATH 142 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101 CHEM 102 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 121 CHEM 123 CHEM 122 CHEM 124 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CISC 175 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CISC ELE |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 108 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 113 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 113 ENGL 114 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 113 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 113 LIST 162 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | PHSC 105 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HISL 162 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 211 FREN 212 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 210 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 210 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 205 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 101 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 210 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 210 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 211, SPAN 212 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 215 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 110 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 105 HIST 106 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 HIST 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$59,623
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Springfield College$54,309
- All colleges$54,239
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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