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 • Our 1964 commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient was a young civil rights leader named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Other honorary degree recipients include Bill Cosby; John F. Kennedy; Sargent Shriver; Art Linkletter; Henry Luce, the founder of 'Time' magazine; Elliott Richardson; Julius 'Doctor J' Erving; Congressman Edward Boland; Tenley Albright, Olympic gold medalist and physician; and Bonnie Prudden, women's physical fitness pioneer.
• Students entering in the Class of 2004 represented 22 states in the US, with the majority coming from New England, New York, and New Jersey.
• The student body is almost evenly divided between female and male.
• More than 80 percent of all first-year students on the main campus return as sophomores, and about two-thirds of all first-year students complete their degree requirements within five years—both figures are above the national average.
• Springfield College has approximately 325 full-time equivalent faculty; approximately 80 percent of all full-time faculty members have earned terminal degrees in their field.
• Springfield College offers undergraduate degrees in more than 50 majors, encompassing the allied health sciences, human and social services, sports and movement activities, and the arts and sciences. Recent additions to the curriculum include programs in sports journalism, computer graphics, sports management, biotechnology, youth development, and dance.
• Master’s degree programs are offered in the following 12 fields: Art therapy, psychology, education, health studies, movement and exercise science, occupational therapy, physical education and athletics administration, physical therapy, recreation, rehabilitation and disability studies, social work, and sports studies, including sports management.
• In addition, the college offers a doctorate in physical education with specializations in sports psychology and exercise physiology.
• While the largest concentrations of Springfield College’s 36,000 alumni live in the northeastern United States, alumni currently live in most of the 50 states and in many other countries throughout the world.
• Springfield College provides more than $12 million annually in financial-aid grants to students.
• More than 75 percent of all undergraduates receive some form of financial aid.
• Babson Library is well known for its resources in physical education, education, psychology, health and human services. The collection contains more than 650,000 microforms, 139,000 volumes, 670 periodicals, 25,000 bound periodical volumes, 2,220 video recordings, as well as archival and other information services. It offers complete reference services and students can access the library’s on-line catalog through the Web.
• Technology is playing an increasingly important role in educating Springfield College students. The College maintains computer labs at several locations throughout the campus and a new language laboratory.
• Nine student residences, including both single-sex and coeducational living options, provide housing for the 1,800 undergraduate students who live on-campus. Additionally, the Townhouses and the Living Center offer relatively independent living for third-year and fourth-year students.
• Dining and snack services are provided through a variety of facilities. Cheney Hall offers varied dining options—including an on-campus Subway Sandwich Shop. Other snack bars on campus offer short order and snack selections.
• Springfield College has extensive athletic facilities for both athletes and scholars. These include: the six-lane, 50-meter pool at the Art Linkletter Natatorium; the 2000-seat, multi-purpose Blake Arena with upper-level jogging track; a multi-purpose teaching gym; a gymnastics center; a wrestling room; raquetball/handball and tennis courts; Benedum field with turf for football, lacrosse and field hockey; baseball, softball and soccer fields; the eight-lane outdoor Blake track; the Brock-Afleck Soccer complex with side-by-side Olympic sized Field Turf pitches, indoor batting/pitching cages and state of the art strength and conditioning facilities.
• Springfield College provides students, staff, faculty, and residents of Springfield with a wide array of cultural activities and opportunities.
• Student activities offer more than 50 opportunities for involvement, including academic interest clubs, special interest clubs, special event clubs, honor societies, campus broadcasts and publications, performing arts and other programs.
• One mainstay for students and others is the opportunity to visit and take part in collaborative programs offered with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.
• Springfield College’s broad-based athletics program allows students to fully develop their potential as athletes. The College offers 26 varsity sports for men and women, nine sub-varsity sports, seven club sports, and an extensive intramural program.
• The College competes in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).
• Springfield College faculty and alumni have played an active role in the Olympics, not only as athletes, but also as coaches, trainers, sport psychologists, officials, members of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), and volunteers.
• The innovative Springfield College School of Human Services offers an undergraduate degree in human services and a graduate degree in human services administration through weekend programs designed for working adults. Through this program, undergraduate credit is available for college-level knowledge gained through relevant work experience.
• Springfield College graduates enter the work force well prepared for their chosen careers. Students and alumni benefit from interactive workshops on interviewing techniques, job search strategies, resume and cover letter preparation, and graduate school preparation offered through the Career Center. In addition, graduates are able to network with alumni for information and referrals.
• Springfield College seeks to be a part of, and not apart from, the community in which it lives. To that end, the College collaborates with other members of the community to provide programs to the public, many of which were initiated and are sustained in part by external grants from public agencies and private donors.
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