Public · Community college

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$12,244
Avg net price
28%
Grad / completion
$38,773
Median earnings

Roxbury Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts (large city setting), enrolling 1,977 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,977 undergradsLarge cityNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts

Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, a large city setting.

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
3 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How Roxbury Community College compares

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 11% · #39 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention36%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,773

Higher than 64% · #22 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$12,244

Cheaper than 61% · #19 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,977

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Roxbury Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,977undergrads
  • Women1,37670%
  • Men60130%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.7%
  • Black47%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial25%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,977
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
57%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
53%
Median family income
$13,620
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$75,573
Endowment
$4,715,159

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,024
Out-of-state tuition
$11,328
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$16,621
Average net price
$12,244

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
28%
First-year retention
36%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,823
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,773
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
28%
First-generation
17%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
123 (69 men · 54 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer35
Basketball24
Volleyball23
Softball16
Baseball13
Track and Field (Indoor)7
Track and Field (Outdoor)5

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
11

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,044 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.7reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.3
Aggravated assault
1.7
Robbery
1.0
Fondling
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,222
$30–48k
$12,037
$48–75k
$12,468
$75–110k
$12,976
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Roxbury Community College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,773
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
46%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,447
Men
$46,212

Men out-earn women by $10,765 (30%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
49.4″
Annual snow
49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jamaica Plain, MA US station (2.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.