| Location: | Northeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Colonels |
Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts-based institution located on a wooded campus in Milton, Massachusetts (next to the Blue Hills Reservation) in the United States, seven miles (11 km) from downtown Boston.
Curry is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Curry offers 20 undergraduate majors as well as three graduate programs.
==History== The school was founded as the School of Elocution in 1879 by Anna Baright on Boston's Commonwealth Avenue. She was later joined and married by the school's namesake, Samuel Silas Curry, in 1882. Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell was the school's first chancellor.
In 1943 the School of Elocution became Curry College.
In addition to its undergraduate programs, Curry offers Master of Business Administration, M.A. in criminal justice and Master of Education degrees, and a graduate certificate in educational therapy. Curry also offers certificates in Accounting, Applied Computing, Corporate and Business Communication, Corporate and Business Technology, Criminal Justice Management, Gerontology, Graphic Design, Homeland Defense, Human Resources Management, Human Services and the Community, Management, Residential Property Management and Substance Abuse Counseling.
Curry also offers a competitive Nursing program.
The Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps Program (Air Force ROTC) is offered through "a cross-enrolled program with Boston University".
Curry College currently operates an education-only Bio Level 2 Lab.
The Communication major is one of the largest at the school and traces its roots back to the founding of the college.
Curry operates a radio station, with two 172-watt antennas, under the call sign of WMLN on 91.5 FM. WMLN also broadcasts worldwide on the Internet. The radio major is one of the oldest of its kind in the country, dating back to 1932, and has placed hundreds of alumni at radio and television stations across the country. The building housing the station is named after former student Jerrold P. "Jerry" Kahn, who has been said to haunt the premises.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 57% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (New England Football Conference) Basketball (Commonwealth Coast Conference) Baseball (Commonwealth Coast Conference) Track (Commonwealth Coast Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 22,600 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 21,900 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 700 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,577 | 21% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,303 | 22% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 9,520 | 69% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 6,074 | 71% | |
Any Aid: |
78% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 69% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 71% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 463, Math: 458 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 535 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Whenever I tell people I attend Curry College, they just lose interest. It seems like they think it is a bad college. What do you think?
24 months ago
Best Answer
I wouldn't sweat it. At the undergraduate level it really doesn't matter where you go to school. I think Curry has a pretty decent reputation as a small liberal arts college.
Make good grades and keep your head up, in the end you'll be on equal footing with people from the so-called "prestige schools".
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