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Applied Tech

Sunset Hills, Missouri·Public, less-than 2-year·Plains·appliedtech.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
Total enrollment
172
peer median 172
Avg net price
$19,645
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
27
27 candidates competed
Admitted
11
40.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
11
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

35.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$14,750 debt · $60,094 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,479
$30–48k$19,362
$48–75k$24,930
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$19,645
vs peer median $19,645
Federal loans
86.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 173 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
173
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,130,530 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
336 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$467K
167 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$735K
167 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 106 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
106
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
9.0%
2018
2.7%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Applied Tech

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
172
12-mo unduplicated
226
Undergraduate
226
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%14
Women
94%212

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
84.2%
White
11.8%
Two or more
2.0%
Hispanic
0.7%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 193 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Applied Tech

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Applied Tech.

    What is the graduation rate at Applied Tech?

    Applied Tech reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Applied Tech?

    Applied Tech reports a total enrollment of 172 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Applied Tech?

    The average net price at Applied Tech is $19,645 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Applied Tech?

    Applied Tech's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Applied Tech located?

    Applied Tech is located in Sunset Hills, Missouri 63127.

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