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Fortis Institute - Wayne

Wayne, New Jersey·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·fortis.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
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Total enrollment
502
peer median 502
Avg net price
$24,009
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
72%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

0.6pp gap
Pell recipients
72%92 of 127
Non-Pell (all)
71%10 of 14
Subsidized loan, no Pell
83%10 of 12
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 2

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
1
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing1 · 12.5%
  • No Data7 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
7

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.

1
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+158.1%
$93,127 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$32,220 debt · $93,127 earn
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Science Technologies/Technicians
32%
$13,854 debt · $44,023 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$11,287 debt · $36,935 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$9,500 debt · $37,129 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$10,406 debt · $41,551 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
22%
$11,029 debt · $49,332 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
21%
$9,332 debt · $44,331 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2002Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 12

  1. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Aug 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  4. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$22,928
$30–48k$24,243
$48–75k$25,175
$75–110k$27,813
$110k+$29,662

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,009
vs peer median $24,009
Federal loans
71.8%

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, 1,471 students received $7.1M in Pell grants, alongside $10.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,471
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.1M
$7,098,741 total
Direct Loans
$10.1M
2,777 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.0M
1,289 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.1M
1,316 loan awards
Parent PLUS$976K
172 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 1,589 borrowers who entered repayment, 90 (5.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.6%
+3.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,589
Defaulted
90
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.3%
2017
23.4%
2018
16.8%
2019
5.6%
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-Wayne

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
502
12-mo unduplicated
711
Undergraduate
711
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
59%417
Women
41%294

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.8%
Black
22.3%
White
13.0%
Two or more
5.4%
Unknown
3.6%
Asian
2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

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 · 404 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    25.0:1

    Campuses

    The 2 campuses that make up Fortis Institute-Wayne.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Fortis Institute-Wayne

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

    What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute-Wayne?

    Fortis Institute-Wayne reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Fortis Institute-Wayne?

    Fortis Institute-Wayne reports a total enrollment of 502 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Fortis Institute-Wayne is $24,009 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Fortis Institute-Wayne located?

    Fortis Institute-Wayne is located in Wayne, New Jersey 07470.

    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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