East West College of Natural Medicine
About
The East West College of Natural Medicine (EWCNM) is a private institution located in Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1994. It specializes in training acupuncturists and natural medicine practitioners, offering a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine program, blending Eastern and Western medical practices.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2022 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 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 50.0%
- Failing1 · 50.0%
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
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
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 14
- Aug 2025Institution ClosedAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: OtherAccreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine · Master's Degree- Oriental Medicine in English (MDOME)
- Jul 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Jul 2025Adverse Action InitiatedAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Mar 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAccrediting 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, students received in Pell grants, alongside $91K 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 38 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below 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 EWCNM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families 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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
EWCNM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions EWCNM 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEast West College of Natural Medicine | 100% | — | 27 | $23,146 | — |
| — | — | 140 | — | — | |
| — | — | 29 | — | — | |
| — | — | 76 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 19 | — | — | |
| — | — | 607 | — | — | |
| — | — | 118 | — | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 144 | $16,149 | — | |
| 100% | 100.0% | 284 | $30,716 | — | |
| 20% | 76.5% | 652 | $27,073 | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 202 | $38,436 | — | |
| 29% | 87.5% | 257 | $31,544 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | — | — | |
| — | — | 102 | — | — | |
| 42% | — | 226 | $25,873 | — | |
| 25% | — | 410 | $27,345 | — | |
| — | — | 42 | — | — | |
| — | — | 150 | — | — | |
| — | — | 321 | — | — | |
| — | — | 54 | — | — | |
| — | — | 61 | — | — | |
| — | 82.4% | 674 | $37,711 | — | |
| — | — | 297 | — | — | |
| — | — | 37 | — | — | |
| — | — | 30 | — | — | |
| — | — | 118 | — | — | |
| 0% | 36.4% | — | $42,287 | — | |
| — | — | 164 | — | — | |
| — | — | 205 | — | — | |
| 0% | — | 67 | $27,634 | — | |
| 33% | — | 395 | $30,442 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | — | — | |
| — | — | 81 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 25% | 87.5% | 129 | $29,038 |
Institutions like EWCNM
Explore the federal data for institutions in EWCNM's comparison group.
- California
Alhambra Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment140Net price—View data - Minnesota
American Academy of Health and Wellness
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price—View data - Texas
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment76Net price—View data - Texas
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price—View data - Arizona
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price—View data - California
California Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment607Net price—View data - Utah
Careers Unlimited
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment118Net price—View data - Indiana
Chamberlain University-Indiana
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment144Net price$16,149View data - Missouri
Chamberlain University-Missouri
Grad rate100%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment284Net price$30,716View data - Nevada
Chamberlain University-Nevada
Grad rate20%Admit rate76.5%Enrollment652Net price$27,073View data - North Carolina
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment202Net price$38,436View data - Ohio
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Grad rate29%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment257Net price$31,544View data - Colorado
Colorado Chinese Medicine University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price—View data - North Carolina
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment102Net price—View data - Utah
Eagle Gate College-Layton
Grad rate42%Admit rate—Enrollment226Net price$25,873View data - Utah
Eagle Gate College-Murray
Grad rate25%Admit rate—Enrollment410Net price$27,345View data - New Jersey
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment42Net price—View data - California
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment150Net price—View data - California
Five Branches University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment321Net price—View data - Florida
Florida College of Integrative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment54Net price—View data - Hawaii
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment61Net price—View data - Indiana
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate82.4%Enrollment674Net price$37,711View data - California
Meridian University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment297Net price—View data - Wisconsin
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price—View data - Illinois
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30Net price—View data - Arizona
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment118Net price—View data - Colorado
Platt College-Aurora
Grad rate0%Admit rate36.4%Enrollment—Net price$42,287View data - Missouri
Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment164Net price—View data - Missouri
Research College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment205Net price—View data - North Carolina
South University-High Point
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$27,634View data - Virginia
South University-Richmond
Grad rate33%Admit rate—Enrollment395Net price$30,442View data - Texas
Texas Health and Science University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price—View data - California
University of East-West Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment81Net price—View data
EWCNM Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page for East West College of Natural Medicine provides a general overview of the college, its mission and vision, and a message from the President, Dr. Orien Tulp. It invites visitors to stay connected, subscribe to a newsletter, and reach out with questions through a form on the site.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryEast West College of Natural Medicine Data DictionaryThe East West College of Natural Medicine was founded in 1994 and offers training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, focusing on a blend of Eastern and Western medical approaches. Located in Sarasota, Florida, it attracts students globally for its Master of Science in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. EWCNM is dedicated to intellectual excellence and social responsibility, welcoming a diverse student body. The institution emphasizes practice-oriented training in various natural therapies.ewcollege.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryEast West College of Natural Medicine GlossaryThe East West College of Natural Medicine (EWCNM) was established in 1994 to provide training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Located in Sarasota, Florida, it offers a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, attracting global students. EWCNM focuses on training competent practitioners in natural therapies and aims to enhance the profile of these therapies in society. The college is committed to nurturing an inclusive and enriching community.ewcollege.edu
- Strategic planEast West College of Natural Medicine Strategic PlanThe East West College of Natural Medicine focuses on providing comprehensive training in natural therapies. With an emphasis on both intellectual excellence and social responsibility, the college aims to produce highly competent practitioners. The institution is committed to promoting its graduates and fostering a nurturing, inclusive community for learners from diverse backgrounds.ewcollege.edu
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