Private nonprofit

Davis College

Pottersville, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·davisny.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
-26.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
156
peer median 229
Avg net price
$14,320
-$7.6k vs peer
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About

Davis College is a Bible-centered higher education institution located in New York. It focuses on training students in various Christian ministry programs and offers online courses as well as adult instructional sites in New York City and Syracuse. The specific founding year is not mentioned.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
16
16 candidates competed
Admitted
9
56.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
9
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%-26.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
22%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

27.0pp gap
Pell recipients
23%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 27.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 3 Title IV programs, 2 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
3
Passing
2
66.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing2 · 66.7%
  • No Data1 · 33.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+7.6%
$36,947 vs $34,350
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+14.5%
$39,345 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Bible/Biblical Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
70%
$25,792 debt · $36,947 earn
Bible/Biblical Studies
Associate Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
50%
$19,737 debt · $39,345 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Jan 2033
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1985
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1985Next review Feb 2026

Action history · 9

  1. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Dec 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Dec 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Middle States Commission on Higher 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
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k$14,320
$110k+$14,320

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,320
-$7,553vs peer median $21,873
Federal loans
21.2%
In-state tuition
$17,500
Out-of-state
$17,500

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 61 students received $313K in Pell grants, alongside $218K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
61
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$313K
$313,076 total
Direct Loans
$218K
50 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$107K
25 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$71K
22 loan awards
Parent PLUS$40K
3 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 42 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
42
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
12.8%
2018
4.8%
2019
0.0%
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 Davis College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

21 total completions
01Theology
21100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
156
12-mo unduplicated
161
Undergraduate
161
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
55%89
Women
45%72

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.7%
Hispanic
9.1%
Black
8.0%
Unknown
6.8%
Two or more
3.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
45
27 M · 18 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$169K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$1K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$5K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
21 M · 11 W
$80K
Track and Field, X-Country
9 M · 3 W
$6K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$17K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 146 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
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    6

    Davis College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Davis College 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
    SubjectDavis College
    27%156$14,320
    Appalachian Bible College
    52%77.8%223$17,401
    Cairn University-Langhorne
    60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Clarks Summit University
    53%90.1%$21,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Dallas Christian College
    27%21.8%248$22,456Baccalaureate
    Emmaus Bible College
    56%59.8%234$12,904Baccalaureate
    Hobe Sound Bible College
    58%152$10,888Baccalaureate
    Lancaster Bible College
    68%55.9%2,519$22,870Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Manhattan Christian College
    46%100.0%160$23,608
    Moody Bible Institute
    62%82.7%2,202$25,007
    Trinity College of Florida
    0%91.9%152$21,283Baccalaureate
    Peer group median53%82.7%229$21,873

    Davis College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Institutional Assessment

    The Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee lead faculty and staff in comprehensive, yearly evaluations of institutional effectiveness in areas of student learning, research, and assessment, which are reported to the college’s accrediting agencies to provide information for data-driven decisions.

    Visit IR office page

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Davis College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Davis College.

    What is the graduation rate at Davis College?

    Davis College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Davis College?

    Davis College reports a total enrollment of 156 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Davis College?

    The average net price at Davis College is $14,320 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Davis College?

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

    Where is Davis College located?

    Davis College is located in Pottersville, New York 12860-2300.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Davis College?

    Davis College's IR work is done by the Institutional Assessment.

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