Bay Path University Recognized Among Fastest-Growing Colleges

LONGMEADOW — A recent report published by the Chronicle of Higher Education recognizes Bay Path University as one of the fastest-growing colleges in the U.S.

The university ranked 17th on the Chronicle’s “Almanac of Higher Education 2015,” a top-20 list of the fastest-growing private baccalaureate institutions nationwide, with enrollment growth of nearly 80% over a 10-year span.

“This is the second year in a row that Bay Path has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing baccalaureate institutions in the country,” President Carol Leary said. “As the only women’s college on the top-20 list and one of only three New England colleges listed, it affirms our mission in providing academically relevant programs and the unique learning experience for undergraduate women of all ages.”

Data contained in the report are based on fall enrollment of full- and part-time graduate and undergraduate students from 2003 to 2013. The report included all U.S. degree-granting institutions with at least 500 students in 2003.