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Five Towns College

Dix Hills, New York·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·ftc.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
—
Total enrollment
974
peer median 254
Avg net price
$22,992
-$14k vs peer
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About

Five Towns College is a private institution located in Dix Hills, New York. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs, with a notable focus on fields such as music, performing arts, communication, business, and audio recording technology. Although the founding year is not mentioned on the page, it is known to have been established in 1972 and has a diverse range of academic offerings.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
537
537 candidates competed
Admitted
289
53.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
124
42.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
55%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

2.3pp gap
Pell recipients
54%38 of 70
Non-Pell (all)
56%40 of 71
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%16 of 27
No Federal Aid
55%24 of 44

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.3-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.

FVT/GE

Of 19 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
19
Passing
2
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing2 · 10.5%
  • No Data17 · 89.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
17

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
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+5.3%
$36,157 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+37.5%
$47,222 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$23,443 debt · $36,157 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
50%
$23,500 debt · $47,222 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1988Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Feb 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Nov 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,588
$30–48k$20,113
$48–75k$24,284
$75–110k$26,744
$110k+$27,724

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,992
-$13,662vs peer median $36,655
Federal loans
42.1%
In-state tuition
$30,250
Out-of-state
$30,250

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 264 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
264
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,621,217 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
656 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$1.0M
255 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
301 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$154K
11 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.4M
89 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 189 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.7%
+1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
189
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.7%
2017
8.7%
2018
13.3%
2019
3.7%
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 Five Towns College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

108 total completions
01Business
3734.3%
02Visual/Performing Arts
3633.3%
03Communication
1715.7%
04Computer Sciences
65.6%
05Engineering Tech
43.7%
06Legal Professions
43.7%
07Liberal Arts
21.9%
08Education
21.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
974
12-mo unduplicated
1,139
Undergraduate
1,082
Graduate
57

Gender split

Men
58%660
Women
42%479

Race / ethnicity composition

White
42.6%
Hispanic
29.1%
Black
18.1%
Unknown
5.5%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
1.3%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
64
41 M · 23 W
Women athletes
35.9%
Athletic aid
$77K
Total student aid
Budget
$347K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$32K
$45K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$15K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Soccer
24 M · 12 W
$135K
Basketball
17 M · 11 W
$169K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 723 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
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
    2
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor04

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    19

    Five Towns College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Five Towns College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectFive Towns College
    		55%—974$22,992—
    American Academy of Art College
    		45%——$34,298—
    Design Institute of San Diego
    		80%100.0%94$44,010—
    Gnomon
    		100%41.8%526$51,949—
    Los Angeles College of Music
    		28%87.7%261$43,590—
    Los Angeles Film School
    		34%—5,472$30,980—
    New York Film Academy
    		68%—1,132$39,011—
    Northwest College of Art & Design
    		58%66.0%139$16,418—
    Nossi College of Art and Design
    		42%46.3%247$24,044—
    Seattle Film Institute
    		——85$41,595—
    Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
    		——188——
    Peer group median55%66.0%254$36,655

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    IPEDS

    Five Towns College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Joshua Dinsman
      Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Five Towns College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Five Towns College.

    What is the graduation rate at Five Towns College?

    Five Towns College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Five Towns College?

    Five Towns College reports a total enrollment of 974 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Five Towns College?

    The average net price at Five Towns College is $22,992 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Five Towns College?

    Five Towns College's yield rate is 42.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Five Towns College located?

    Five Towns College is located in Dix Hills, New York 11746-5871.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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