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Jamestown Business College

Jamestown, New York·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·jbc.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
+5.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
108
peer median 258
Avg net price
$7,732
-$19k vs peer
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About

Jamestown Business College is a business-focused educational institution located in Jamestown, New York, founded in 1886. The college offers degree and non-degree programs aimed at developing professional competencies for business careers, and emphasizes a supportive environment for student growth and career readiness.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
134
134 candidates competed
Admitted
115
85.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
89
77.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
47%+5.0pp vs peer

Pell equity

59.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%52 of 88
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 23
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 23

Pell recipients here graduate at a 59.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
33.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
33.3%
+32.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data1 · 33.3%
  • Failing1 · 33.3%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.2%
$34,291 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+28.5%
$44,136 vs $34,350

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-0.2%
−$59

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
37%
$16,200 debt · $44,136 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$11,000 debt · $34,291 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 2001Next review Jan 2025

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2024Institution Closed
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2020Approved for Distance Education
    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$8,013
$30–48k$6,069
$48–75k$7,718
$75–110k$10,937
$110k+$10,509

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

Avg net price (private)
$7,732
-$18,707vs peer median $26,439
Federal loans
7.7%
In-state tuition
$12,945
Out-of-state
$12,945

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, 80 students received $360K in Pell grants, alongside $20K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
80
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$360K
$360,158 total
Direct Loans
$20K
7 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$7K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$14K
4 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 46 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (6.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.5%
+4.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
46
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
18.4%
2016
14.2%
2017
14.0%
2018
4.9%
2019
6.5%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Jamestown Business College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

97 total completions
01Business
97100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
108
12-mo unduplicated
304
Undergraduate
304
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
24%72
Women
76%232

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.9%
Hispanic
12.8%
Two or more
11.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.0%
Black
3.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
Unknown
0.8%

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 · 287 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    Jamestown Business College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Jamestown Business 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
    SubjectJamestown Business College
    		47%—108$7,732—
    Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
    		——258$43,941Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Brookline College-Tempe
    		——282$22,297Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    California Institute of Arts & Technology
    		——2,112$32,637Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City
    		———$22,688Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Jose Maria Vargas University
    		——112$8,009—
    Lionel University
    		10%—403$29,453Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Orion Technical College
    		——41$26,439—
    San Diego Global Knowledge University
    		——193——
    Southern California Institute of Technology
    		42%74.2%510$33,392—
    Peer group median42%74.2%258$26,439

    Institutions like Jamestown Business College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Jamestown Business College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Grants & funding (10)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Jamestown Business College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Jamestown Business College.

    What is the graduation rate at Jamestown Business College?

    Jamestown Business College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Jamestown Business College?

    Jamestown Business College reports a total enrollment of 108 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Jamestown Business College?

    The average net price at Jamestown Business College is $7,732 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Jamestown Business College?

    Jamestown Business College's yield rate is 77.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Jamestown Business College located?

    Jamestown Business College is located in Jamestown, New York 14701-4756.

    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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