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William James College

Newton, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

William James College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Newton, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 967 students in fall 2024, including 39 undergraduates and 928 graduate students.

William James College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Clinical Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. It awarded 352 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Key figures

967
Students enrolled
352
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
3:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 9

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

Psychology 5
Health Professions 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Education 1

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
14
Master's degrees
205
Professional doctorates
95
Postbaccalaureate certificates
36
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
967
Undergraduates, fall 2024
39
Graduate students, fall 2024
928
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,154
Undergraduates, 2024-25
74
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,080
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
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
79%
Men
21%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Nicholas Covino
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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