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Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·ecc.iavalley.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
Total enrollment
685
peer median 3,867
Avg net price
$11,451
+$3.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
38%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

10.7pp gap
Pell recipients
32%34 of 106
Non-Pell (all)
43%47 of 110
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%8 of 22
No Federal Aid
44%39 of 88

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.7-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 39 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
4
10.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing4 · 10.3%
  • No Data35 · 89.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
35

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.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.0%
$41,131 vs $36,082
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+21.6%
$43,863 vs $36,082
Agriculture General
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+39.3%
$50,263 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+75.4%
$63,305 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$11,854 debt · $41,131 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,121
$30–48k$8,203
$48–75k$12,486
$75–110k$13,685
$110k+$14,742

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

Avg net price
$11,451
+$3,466vs Community College median $7,985
Federal loans
36.1%
In-state tuition
$5,496
Out-of-state
$6,504

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 331 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
331
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,772,265 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
492 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$636K
210 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$704K
240 loan awards
Parent PLUS$193K
42 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 356 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (7.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.0%
+4.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
356
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.5%
2017
21.1%
2018
19.8%
2019
7.0%
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 Ellsworth Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

181 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5429.8%
02Agriculture
4022.1%
03Business
2513.8%
04Health Professions
2212.2%
05Education
126.6%
06Psychology
95.0%
07Biological Sciences
52.8%
08Natural Resources
52.8%
09Visual/Performing Arts
52.8%
10Engineering
42.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
685
12-mo unduplicated
878
Undergraduate
878
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
51%450
Women
49%428

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.9%
Black
16.8%
Hispanic
7.2%
Non-resident
6.6%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
0.8%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
239
185 M · 54 W
Women athletes
22.6%
Athletic aid
$593K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$379K
$213K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$991
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
102 M ·
$422K
Baseball
49 M ·
$401K
Basketball
21 M · 13 W
$437K
Wrestling
13 M · 11 W
$201K
Softball
· 22 W
$238K
Volleyball
· 9 W
$137K

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 · 685 students

3-year trend

2.802 yrs ago2.791 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    27

    Ellsworth Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ellsworth Community 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
    SubjectEllsworth Community College
    38%685$11,451Community College
    934$5,932Community College
    3,988
    3,775$7,378Community College
    4,242$7,985Community College
    3,959$9,023Community College
    Peer group median38%3,867$7,985

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    Ellsworth Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Lisa Breja
      Institutional Researcher

    Frequently asked questions about Ellsworth Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ellsworth Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Ellsworth Community College?

    Ellsworth Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ellsworth Community College?

    Ellsworth Community College reports a total enrollment of 685 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ellsworth Community College?

    The average net price at Ellsworth Community College is $11,451 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Ellsworth Community College located?

    Ellsworth Community College is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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