Founded in 1900, Eastern Nazarene College is a private and accredited liberal arts college providing undergraduate, graduate and adult study programs. Eastern Nazarene College is working towards its vision “to lead and serve in a diverse world by integrating the best in education and the best in Christian faith” by practising the defining values like transformational education, faithful authenticity, institutional vitality, service orientation and many more.

With approximately 95% Eastern Nazarene College’s graduates placed or in graduate school, the average salary of the students is 11,500 USD higher than the national average, which shows the academic excellence to which Eastern Nazarene College is committed.

Eastern Nazarene College Rankings

  • Ranked as the 1st private college in New England in terms of affordability by Money Magazine
  • 29th college in Regional College in North by US News
  • 16th college as the top performer in North on Social Mobility by US News
  • Eastern Nazarene College has also been ranked as the 473rd college in the United States by the Times Higher Education, The World University Rankings
  • It has also been ranked as the 257th most diverse college in America 563rd college in America by the Niche Rankings
  • In Massachusetts, Eastern Nazarene College has also been ranked as the 20th most diverse college and 20th safest college by the Niche Rankings

Highlights

University Type Private
Established Year 1900
Campus Setting Urban
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 13:1
Types of programs Graduate, Undergraduate and adult studies
Academic Calendar Yearly
Financial Aid New Student Aid, FAFSA Aid, Freshmen Aid, Transfer Aid
Official Website enc.edu

Campus

Main campus of Eastern Nazarene College set in 23 East Elm Eve, Quincy is approximately 21 acres and is minutes’ walk from the Wollaston beach. It is set at 6 miles from Boston and hence the surrounding provides an outskirt-city experience set amidst the beautiful beach.

ENC also partners with the Bristol Community College, Massasoit Community College and the Urban College of Boston to provide students with the opportunity to go to a college near their home and study the courses of the ENC.

Programs

Across its all four campuses, Eastern Nazarene College offers undergraduate, graduate and adult courses in diverse subjects.

  • College offers an undergraduate degree in 46 majors which include subjects like Accounting, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, History, Management, Marketing, and many more.
  • The courses offered by the Eastern Nazarene College for masters include Education, Higher Education, Management.
  • The college also offers a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. It is a 3-years program that includes 1 year’s clinical experience and is only offered on the Quincy campus.

Residence

Eastern Nazarene College provides the students with a few residence halls to stay in-campus while they are pursuing a course. The residence halls are:

  • Memorial and Shield Halls: Only for male students providing single and double-occupancy rooms. Each floor contains a community bathroom and lounge area.
  • Munro Hall: Only for female students containing single and double-occupancy rooms. Each floor contains 2 shared bathrooms and a common lounge area.
  • Spangenberg and Williamson Halls: Only for females and are of double-occupancy rooms. Each floor contains a shared bathroom and a lounge.
  • Young Hall: the residence hall is divided among the males and females in terms of floors and contains four-seater suites. Each suite contains a private bathroom, kitchen area, and a common room.

Application Process

The applicants need to visit the online application portal of Eastern Nazarene College and submit the free application and submit the requisite documents such as:

  • All Official Secondary and Higher-Secondary School Transcripts
  • Graduation Certificate: For the Post-Graduate and Adult Courses.
  • English Proficiency Test Scores: TOEFL and IELTS Score
  • Certification of Financial Support
  • SAT and ACT score
  • 3 letters of recommendation, 
  • 3-page article on why the applicant wishes to pursue the program and a resume

Cost of Attendance

Expected cost of attendance in Eastern Nazarene College in the academic year for freshmen and transfer students will be:

Expense Type Cost (annual)
Tuition Fees 25,952 USD
Room and Board Charges 9,985 USD
Student Fees 1,000 USD
Total Fees 36,937 USD

Scholarships and Financial Aids

As the college has been ranked as the 1st college in New England in terms of affordability, it can easily be understood that the college offers quite a good amount of financial aid and scholarships. Few of them are:

Name Amount Eligibility
Munro Scholarship Full Tuition Fee Freshmen students, by invitation and application
President's Scholarship 14,000 USD Based on SAT or ACT score and High School performances for the freshmen and 3.5-4.0 college GPA of transfer applicants
Trustees Scholarship 12,000 USD Based on SAT or ACT score and High School performances for the freshmen and 3.0-3.49 college GPA of transfer applicants
Dean Scholarship 10,000 USD Based on SAT or ACT score and High School performances for the freshmen and 2.5-2.99 college GPA of transfer applicants
Achievement Scholarship 8,000 USD Based on SAT or ACT score and High School performances for freshmen and college GPA that meets the institution’s admission standards for transfer applicants
Nazarene Scholarship 5,000 USD Based on the applicant’s involvement with the church of Nazarene
Endowed Scholarship 1,000-5,000 USD Based on need or donor directives
PTK Scholarship 2,500 USD Based on membership and only for the transfer students

Students can also opt for the FAFSA Scholarship as provided by the government of the United States by submitting FAFSA application form.

Alumni Network

Eastern Nazarene College seeks to keep in touch with all the alumni and aims to grow with everyone. Office of the Alumni Relations works for this cause only. They conduct various events, parties, and get-togethers which are attained by the present, ex-students and teachers that not only truly unites them but also strengthens the bond between the ex-students with their alma-mater. 

Among the many, the most notable alumni include:

  • Lawrence Yerdon: President of Strawbery Banke Museum
  •  Esther R. Sanger: Noted Social Worker
  • John S. Rigden: Renowned Physicist
  • Eldon C. Hall: Lead Design Engineer of Apollo Guidance Computer (ACG)
  • Harry Palmer: President of Atco Records