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Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Urban College of Boston is a private nonprofit two-year institution. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 868 students in fall 2024.

Urban College of Boston offers certificates and associate degrees across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Human Services, and General Studies. It awarded 78 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 36% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
868
Students enrolled
36%
First-year retention
78
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
36%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
51
Certificates under 1 year
27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
868
Undergraduates, fall 2024
868
Full-time, fall 2024
4%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,613
Full-time, 2024-25
2%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
94%
Men
6%
White
6%
Hispanic or Latino
59%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
President
Yves Salomon-Fernández
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

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