About
The European Medical School of Massage is a licensed medical massage therapy institution located in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2020 and focuses on comprehensive training in medical massage therapy, offering programs that include classes in anatomy, physiology, and pathology, along with hands-on practice and externship experiences.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 100.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Action history · 1
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
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, 21 students received $98K in Pell grants, alongside $131K 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 17 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 EMSOM
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
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.
EMSOM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions EMSOM 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEuropean Medical School of Massage | 93% | — | 37 | $14,198 | — |
| — | — | 13 | $19,665 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | $13,824 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 57.1% | 64 | $11,297 | — | |
| — | — | 45 | $44,980 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $36,241 | — | |
| — | — | 35 | $28,875 | — | |
| — | — | 16 | $48,705 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $13,364 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $55,568 | — | |
| — | — | 28 | $17,252 | — | |
| — | — | 36 | $20,773 | — | |
| — | 54.1% | 7 | $22,048 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $27,579 | — | |
| — | — | 10 | — | — | |
| — | — | 36 | $15,799 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $12,511 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $21,627 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $25,354 | — | |
| — | — | — | $20,682 | — | |
| — | — | 30 | $27,232 | — | |
| — | — | — | $15,494 | — | |
Sage School of Massage & Esthetics | — | — | — | $16,206 | — |
| — | — | 55 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | $23,577 | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 93% | 55.6% | 33 | $20,773 |
Institutions like EMSOM
Explore the federal data for institutions in EMSOM's comparison group.
- Colorado
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13Net price$19,665View data - New York
Alliance Computing Solutions
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7Net price$13,824View data - New Jersey
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price—View data - Massachusetts
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate57.1%Enrollment64Net price$11,297View data - Iowa
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment45Net price$44,980View data - California
CalCopa Massage School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$36,241View data - California
California Institute of Medical Science
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment35Net price$28,875View data - Florida
Center for Neurosomatic Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16Net price$48,705View data - New Jersey
Center for the Healing Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$13,364View data - Wisconsin
East-West Healing Arts Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$55,568View data - Texas
Hands on Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$17,252View data - Maryland
Holistic Massage Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment36Net price$20,773View data - Idaho
Integrated Massage Therapy Services
Grad rate—Admit rate54.1%Enrollment7Net price$22,048View data - Arizona
Kino College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$27,579View data - Michigan
Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10Net price—View data - Florida
Lee Professional Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment36Net price$15,799View data - Tennessee
Massage Institute of Memphis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$12,511View data - Tennessee
Mind Body Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$21,627View data - West Virginia
Mountain State School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price$25,354View data - New Hampshire
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$20,682View data - New York
New York Institute of Massage Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment30Net price$27,232View data - Arkansas
River Valley School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$15,494View data - Oregon
Sage School of Massage & Esthetics
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$16,206 - California
The Nurse Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price—View data - California
Westchester College of Nursing & Allied Health
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$23,577View data - Illinois
Zen Shiatsu Chicago
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Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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