Springfield College is a private, coeducational college located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The institution confers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral degrees. Known as the birthplace of basketball, the sport was invented there in 1891 by Canadian graduate student James Naismith.
Springfield College has advanced into the top 20 in its category in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. In the Best Regional Universities – North category, Springfield College is ranked 19th.
This year’s position represents a continuing rise in the rankings for Springfield College over the last 10 years. The college’s overall Best Colleges score has increased each year since the 2011 rankings. Also, Springfield College has moved up in the rankings in nine of the last 10 years, including jumping up nine spots from last year. The college has moved up 48 spots from its ranking in 2011.
Springfield College was also ranked 15th in its category of the U.S. News Best Values rankings that showcase colleges with high quality and a lower cost, up four spots from last year. This is the fourth consecutive year that Springfield College has been listed in the Best Values category, which takes into account a college’s academic quality and net cost of attendance.
Springfield College was also ranked once again in the U.S. News A+ Schools for B Students category. Colleges in this category have strong ratings and accept a significant number of students with non-stratospheric transcripts.
Please join us for *Community “Get Down”—a joyous community dance jam that is free and open to all. Guest artist Ana María Álvarez, founding artistic director of Los Angeles-based dance company Contra-Tiempo, will lead participants in various Afro-Latin and urban forms, salsa, rumba, samba, and hip-hop grooves. Together, we embody joy as a tool to […]
An Evening with New York Times Best-Selling Author Jason Reynolds Join us for an evening with Jason Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author. Reynolds has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and various media outlets. Most […]
The 137th Springfield College Graduate Commencement Ceremony (including the hooding of all doctoral candidates) will be held on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. on the campus.
Annual Spring Concert Featuring the Springfield College Community Chorus and the Springfield College Band. Join members of the Springfield College Department of Music for their annual spring concert featuring the Springfield College Community Chorus, the Springfield College Band, and soloists from across the music program. Seasonal music and other popular favorites will surely get you […]
PRESENTED BY SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE THEATER Defying Gravity Defying Gravity is a clever and uplifting play about the outer limits of human possibility that weaves together stories of the bystanders touched by the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. At the center is the teacher selected as the first civilian in space, who perishes with the shuttle […]
Poetry Reading by Oliver de la Paz Oliver de la Paz is the Poet Laureate of Worcester, Mass., for 2023-25. He is the author and editor of seven books: Names Above Houses, Furious Lullaby, Requiem for the Orchard, Post Subject: A Fable, and The Boy in the Labyrinth, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award […]
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame's Morgan Classic NCAA Collegiate Men’s Volleyball tournament is the premier annual four-team men's collegiate tournament on the East Coast featuring some of the top NCAA teams in the country. Springfield College will once again serve as host for the Annual International Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic, which will […]
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Hoophall Classic annually features the top high school players and teams from around the country. The event is held over the Martin Luther King Day Weekend at Springfield College’s Blake Arena and has hosted many NBA First Round Draft Picks, College All-Americans and McDonald’s All-Americans. FEATURED STARS Schedule […]
