Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis Institute - Birmingham

Name: Fortis Institute-Birmingham — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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Birmingham, Alabama·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·fortis.edu

6-yr Graduation

34%

—

Total enrollment

613

peer median 424

Avg net price

$25,946

+$1.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

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Outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Faculty Peers Campus network

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

34%

Overall completion

34%

Full-time retention

56%

Full-time retention

56%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap

Pell recipients

35%52 of 150

Non-Pell (all)

25%4 of 16

Subsidized loan, no Pell

50%1 of 2

No Federal Aid

21%3 of 14

Pell recipients here graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2020Next review Aug 2026

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 2008Next review Feb 2023

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 10

Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Aug 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$25,257

$0–30k

$25,257

$30–48k$26,309

$30–48k

$26,309

$48–75k$29,229

$48–75k

$29,229

$75–110k$32,927

$75–110k

$32,927

$110k+$32,927

$110k+

$32,927

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

Avg net price (private)

$25,946

+$1,170vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $24,776

Federal loans

70.5%

In-state tuition

$15,335

Out-of-state

$15,335

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2018–19, students received in Pell grants, alongside $617K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

—

AY 2018–19

Pell disbursed

—

null total

Direct Loans

$617K

303 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’18

Loan volume by type · AY 2018–19

Subsidized$199K

131 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$365K

148 loan awards

Parent PLUS$53K

24 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 1,807 borrowers who entered repayment, 100 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

5.5%

+3.2pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

1,807

Defaulted

100

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

14.5%+5.2

2017

14.7%+5.5

2018

16.3%+9.3

2019

5.5%+3.2

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 Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs6

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

21 total completions

01Health Professions

21100.0%

01Health Professions

21100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

613

12-mo unduplicated

946

Undergraduate

946

Graduate

Gender split

Men

49%461

Women

51%485

Race / ethnicity composition

Black

80.3%

White

9.0%

Hispanic

6.9%

Two or more

2.0%

Unknown

1.1%

Asian

0.5%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.3%

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 · 339 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

30.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Fortis Institute-Birmingham vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Fortis Institute-Birmingham selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectFortis Institute-Birmingham	34%	—	613	$25,946	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville	—	94.0%	225	$24,917	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie	—	—	546	$24,615	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Richmond	—	—	502	$24,635	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando	—	90.0%	95	$37,435	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Blue Cliff College-Alexandria	—	—	345	$16,253	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median	34%	92.0%	424	$24,776

Institutions like Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Explore the federal data for institutions in Fortis Institute-Birmingham's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campus network

Fortis Institute-Birmingham is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

IPEDS

Part ofFortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Main campus

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Frequently asked questions about Fortis Institute-Birmingham

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fortis Institute-Birmingham.

What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute-Birmingham?

Fortis Institute-Birmingham reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Fortis Institute-Birmingham?

Fortis Institute-Birmingham reports a total enrollment of 613 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Fortis Institute-Birmingham?

The average net price at Fortis Institute-Birmingham is $25,946 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Fortis Institute-Birmingham located?

Fortis Institute-Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama 35211.

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.