Our story
A university that has believed in Boston since 1891
Founded by teachers who wanted to open college to working families, Campora is now a private, nonprofit university of 14,200 students across six schools.
- founded
- 1891
- students
- 14,200
- alumni
- 118,000
14:1student–faculty ratio
Who we are
Small classes, big city, real work
Campora began in two rented rooms on Tremont Street, teaching evening classes to the sons and daughters of Boston’s mill workers. That idea — that talent is everywhere and opportunity should be too — still shapes everything we do.
Today our students learn from professors who know their names, test ideas in labs and studios from their first year, and spend at least one semester working in Boston’s hospitals, startups, schools and studios.
- One in three students is the first in their family to attend college
- 91% receive grants or scholarships
- Every major includes a co-op, placement or research project
6
Schools
arts & sciences to nursing
96
Degree programs
bachelor’s to doctoral
600+
Co-op employers
across Greater Boston
140
Countries
where our alumni live
Milestones
135 years in six moments
Evening classes on Tremont Street
Founded by a group of Boston teachers to open college to working families.
A campus on Commonwealth Avenue
Founders Hall opens on the Back Bay; the first women graduate a year later.
The School of Nursing
Partnerships with Boston City Hospital begin a tradition of clinical training.
Engineering & Computing
One of the first undergraduate computer science programs in New England.
Online learning
Our first fully online master’s degree serves students in 38 states.
The Commons Library
A 24-hour, four-floor library and media lab opens at the heart of campus.
A Campora education should open doors, not close them. We measure ourselves by who we welcome and how far they go.
Faculty
Meet some of our faculty
Accredited & connected
- NECHERegional accreditation
- AACSBBusiness accreditation
- ABETEngineering & computing
- CCNENursing accreditation
- FulbrightTop producer 2025–26
Next step
Come see it for yourself
Campus tours run every weekday at 10 am and 2 pm, led by current students.