Florida School of Massage
About
The Florida School of Massage is a vocational training institution located in Gainesville, Florida, that offers massage therapy programs with a focus on personal growth and empowerment. Founded in 1973, the school occupies over 11,000 square feet and provides various educational resources and facilities for its students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 80.0-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.
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.
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Action history · 2
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
- Oct 2020Renewal 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, 50 students received $231K in Pell grants, alongside $309K 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 122 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (5.7%) 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 Florida School of Massage
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.
Florida School of Massage vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Florida School of Massage 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFlorida School of Massage | 45% | — | 25 | $20,287 | — |
| — | — | 8 | $21,291 | — | |
| — | — | 26 | $11,456 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 100 | $32,821 | — | |
| — | — | 62 | $10,716 | — | |
| — | — | 34 | $13,892 | — | |
| — | — | 328 | $22,793 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $14,141 | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $18,631 | — | |
| — | — | 117 | $27,688 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 31 | $9,109 | — | |
| — | — | 78 | — | — | |
| — | 51.5% | 101 | $22,620 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $18,920 | — | |
| — | — | 44 | $27,750 | — | |
| — | — | 49 | $18,756 | — | |
PiBerry Institute | — | — | — | $28,118 | — |
| — | — | 37 | — | — | |
| — | — | 51 | $20,250 | — | |
| — | — | 39 | $20,607 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $18,616 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $19,817 | — | |
| — | — | 33 | $19,604 | — | |
| — | — | 79 | $19,502 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $21,224 | — | |
| — | — | 38 | $19,659 | — | |
| — | — | 78 | $23,891 | — | |
| — | — | 82 | $18,172 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 54 | $16,000 | — | |
| — | 38.5% | 27 | $14,879 | — | |
| — | — | 158 | $45,933 | — | |
| — | — | 56 | $22,276 | — | |
| Peer group median | 45% | 100.0% | 51 | $19,738 |
Institutions like Florida School of Massage
Explore the federal data for institutions in Florida School of Massage's comparison group.
- Arizona
Allen School-Phoenix
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8Net price$21,291View data - Tennessee
Allied Health Careers Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment26Net price$11,456View data - Connecticut
American Institute of Healthcare & Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment100Net price$32,821View data - New Jersey
ASI Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price$10,716View data - Georgia
Augusta School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment34Net price$13,892View data - New York
Austin Medical Assistant Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment328Net price$22,793View data - Iowa
Carlson College of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$14,141View data - North Carolina
Center for Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$18,631View data - Florida
Florida Professional Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment117Net price$27,688View data - Florida
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment31Net price$9,109View data - Kentucky
Lexington Healing Arts Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price—View data - California
Modern Technology School
Grad rate—Admit rate51.5%Enrollment101Net price$22,620View data - Utah
Myotherapy Massage College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$18,920View data - Ohio
Orion Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment44Net price$27,750View data - California
Palladium Technical Academy Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment49Net price$18,756View data - Florida
PiBerry Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$28,118 - Idaho
Rexburg College of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price—View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment51Net price$20,250View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39Net price$20,607View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Davison
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$18,616View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Midland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$19,817View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment33Net price$19,604View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment79Net price$19,502View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$21,224View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$19,659View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price$23,891View data - Florida
Sarasota School of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment82Net price$18,172View data - California
Sutter County Career Training Center
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment54Net price$16,000View data - Pennsylvania
The Rapha School
Grad rate—Admit rate38.5%Enrollment27Net price$14,879View data - New Jersey
Universal Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment158Net price$45,933View data - Utah
Zion Massage College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment56Net price$22,276View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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