Dayton School of Medical Massage
About
The Dayton School of Medical Massage is a private postsecondary institution located in Dayton, Ohio, founded in 1996. As part of the Schools of Medical Massage, it offers education focused on training individuals for careers in massage therapy, combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice across several campuses in Ohio.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 30.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Action history · 2
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 499 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $3.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 342 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at DSMM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
DSMM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions DSMM selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectDayton School of Medical Massage | 73% | — | 376 | $30,819 | — |
| — | 64.3% | 466 | $22,712 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 25 | $44,843 | — | |
| — | — | 140 | $29,284 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 344 | $25,733 | — | |
| — | — | 333 | $27,347 | — | |
| — | — | 495 | $27,139 | — | |
| — | — | 343 | $29,428 | — | |
| — | — | 360 | $23,529 | — | |
| — | — | 253 | $26,815 | — | |
| — | — | 429 | $26,178 | — | |
| — | — | 272 | $27,320 | — | |
| — | — | 270 | $23,046 | — | |
| — | — | 376 | $24,995 | — | |
| — | — | 385 | $25,437 | — | |
| — | — | 105 | — | — | |
| — | — | 695 | $24,800 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | — | — | |
| — | — | 93 | $17,042 | — | |
| — | — | 41 | $11,840 | — | |
| — | — | 203 | $24,842 | Community College | |
Centura College-Richmond Main | — | — | — | $25,920 | — |
| — | — | 52 | $44,919 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $28,062 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $31,424 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | $31,930 | — | |
| — | — | 223 | $30,698 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 66 | $8,628 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 137 | $28,869 | — | |
| — | — | 87 | $22,656 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $51,036 | — | |
| — | 64.2% | 575 | $30,833 | — | |
| — | 66.7% | 14 | $30,810 | — | |
| — | — | 108 | $18,093 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $64,951 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 65 | $60,682 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | — | — | |
| — | — | 46 | $26,900 | — | |
| — | — | 1,373 | $18,348 | — | |
| — | — | 402 | $20,549 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | $15,528 | — | |
| — | — | 120 | $8,314 | — | |
| — | — | 367 | $26,366 | — | |
| Peer group median | 73% | 100.0% | 190 | $26,591 |
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