Bay Path University

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#6421 / #1692
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#264
Most Desirable School
College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States

Bay Path University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1692
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
85%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$39,061
Graduation rate
42%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,108

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About Bay Path University

According to Wikipedia, Bay Path University is a private university in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Bay Path offers both all-women bachelor's degree programs , co-educational master's degree programs , an occupational therapy doctorate program, and an EdD in Higher Education Leadership & Organizational Studies program for men and women. The university also has The American Women's College on-ground and online offering bachelor's degree programs to adult women.

Bay Path University's Online Degrees

BS in Accounting
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Analytics
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Digital Marketing Management
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Marketing Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Entrepreneurship
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Hospitality Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Nonprofit Management
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Operations Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Risk Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Strategic Human Resource Management
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Digital Information Design & Society
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Information Assurance
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Digital Forensics & Incident Response
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Forensics & Incident Response
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Forensic Psychology
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Offender Rehabilitation And Victim Advocacy
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Early Childhood Leadership
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Early Childhood Leadership
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Education Studies
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Elementary Education
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Communications
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Human Services And Rehabilitation
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Human Services And Rehabilitation
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Leadership And Organizational Studies
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership And Organizational Studies
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Studies
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Liberal Studies
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Health And Wellness
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Health And Wellness
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Health Foundations
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Health Sciences
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Health Sciences
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Child Psychology
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Counseling Foundations
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Foundations In Alcohol And Drug Abuse Counseling
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Food Industry Management
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Food Science And Safety
  • Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Food Science And Safety
  • Format: Fully online

Bay Path University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT Score
96685%73%42%1110

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Bay Path University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$39,061
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$14,328
30K - 48K$15,017
48K - 75K$13,075
75K - 110K$10,716
110K+$25,953

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Bay Path University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Bay Path University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $57,958 a year, and 92% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Bay Path University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
3,6291,5932,036

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Bay Path University?

Bay Path University is located at 588 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106.

How Safe is Bay Path University?

Relative to its enrollment, Bay Path University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Longmeadow has a violent crime rate of 0.09% and a property crime rate of 0.59%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Bay Path University Known For?

Bay Path University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Bay Path University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Bay Path University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Social Work
#1258
World Rank
#1259
Historical Rank
#518
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #518 in the U.S. and #1258 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Medical
#2898
World Rank
#2903
Historical Rank
#823
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #823 in the U.S. and #2898 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#4294
World Rank
#4302
Historical Rank
#999
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #999 in the U.S. and #4294 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Psychology
#2856
World Rank
#2871
Historical Rank
#1089
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #1089 in the U.S. and #2856 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Business
#4050
World Rank
#4051
Historical Rank
#1090
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #1090 in the U.S. and #4050 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Nursing
#4315
World Rank
#4315
Historical Rank
#1704
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #1704 in the U.S. and #4315 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Biology
#6974
World Rank
#6989
Historical Rank
#1717
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #1717 in the U.S. and #6974 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Computer Science
#7630
World Rank
#7638
Historical Rank
#1952
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #1952 in the U.S. and #7630 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Law
#8466
World Rank
#8472
Historical Rank
#2624
USA Rank

Bay Path University ranks #2624 in the U.S. and #8466 worldwide for influence in Law.