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Beckfield College-Florence

Florence, Kentucky·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·beckfield.edu
Acceptance
79.6%
-11.3pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
32%
Total enrollment
536
peer median 787
Avg net price
$27,539
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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
230
230 candidates competed
Admitted
183
79.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
107
58.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
32%
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
2%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
25%

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 16 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
2
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing2 · 12.5%
  • No Data14 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
14

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.9%
$35,054 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+128.5%
$77,837 vs $34,058

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.9%
+$996

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
84%
$29,374 debt · $35,054 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$15,042 debt · $34,893 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$25,833 debt · $77,837 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$13,767 debt · $56,622 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2018Next review Feb 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1993

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Nov 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Aug 2024Removal of Show Cause Status
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  5. Mar 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

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$27,100
$30–48k$28,036
$48–75k$28,624
$75–110k$29,489
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,539
vs peer median $27,539
Federal loans
67.7%
In-state tuition
$13,295
Out-of-state
$13,295

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 580 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
580
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,514,194 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
1,035 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.2M
510 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
509 loan awards
Parent PLUS$113K
16 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 583 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
583
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
17.2%
2018
12.2%
2019
3.0%
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 Beckfield College-Florence

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

127 total completions
01Health Professions
11892.9%
02Business
97.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
536
12-mo unduplicated
1,084
Undergraduate
1,084
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%73
Women
93%1,011

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.3%
Black
15.4%
Two or more
2.1%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Hispanic
0.5%
Asian
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

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 · 653 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
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    14

    Beckfield College-Florence vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Beckfield College-Florence selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBeckfield College-Florence
    32%79.6%536$27,539
    American National University-Pikeville
    444$16,238
    Chamberlain University-Florida
    33%90.9%821$29,539
    West Coast University-Miami
    33%100.0%961$38,218
    South University-Tampa
    18%752$24,280
    Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
    23%5,585
    Peer group median32%90.9%787$27,539

    Frequently asked questions about Beckfield College-Florence

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Beckfield College-Florence.

    What is the acceptance rate at Beckfield College-Florence?

    Beckfield College-Florence's acceptance rate is 79.6% (183 admitted from 230 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Beckfield College-Florence?

    Beckfield College-Florence reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Beckfield College-Florence?

    Beckfield College-Florence reports a total enrollment of 536 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Beckfield College-Florence?

    The average net price at Beckfield College-Florence is $27,539 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Beckfield College-Florence?

    Beckfield College-Florence's yield rate is 58.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Beckfield College-Florence located?

    Beckfield College-Florence is located in Florence, Kentucky 41042.

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