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

MedQuest College

Louisville, Kentucky·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·medquestcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
59%
Total enrollment
524
peer median 378
Avg net price
$18,813
-$8.1k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Use this data
Ask Clema

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
59%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%
Non-Pell
63%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 7 Title IV programs, 0 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
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
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.

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$9,176 debt · $32,045 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$9,111 debt · $34,506 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2013Next review Feb 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  4. Feb 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Aug 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,935
$30–48k$19,179
$48–75k$16,432
$75–110k$21,906
$110k+$23,049

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,813
-$8,101vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,914
Federal loans
32.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 602 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
602
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,852,613 total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
1,017 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
504 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
493 loan awards
Parent PLUS$183K
20 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.

Of 358 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
358
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.1%
2017
20.7%
2018
11.8%
2019
2.7%
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 MedQuest College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

39 total completions
01Health Professions
2769.2%
02Agriculture
1230.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
524
12-mo unduplicated
592
Undergraduate
592
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%40
Women
93%552

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.2%
Black
35.2%
Hispanic
9.2%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 360 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    35

    MedQuest College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MedQuest College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectMedQuest College
    59%524$18,813Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    ATA College
    363$26,914Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Galen College of Nursing-ARH
    350$22,209Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Nashville
    393$29,669Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southeastern College-Columbia
    97.3%267$37,856Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Medical Academy
    412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median59%97.3%378$26,914

    Frequently asked questions about MedQuest College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MedQuest College.

    What is the graduation rate at MedQuest College?

    MedQuest College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend MedQuest College?

    MedQuest College reports a total enrollment of 524 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at MedQuest College?

    The average net price at MedQuest College is $18,813 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is MedQuest College located?

    MedQuest College is located in Louisville, Kentucky 40223-1882.

    Have a question this page can’t answer?

    Ask Clema anything about MedQuest College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

    Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card