About
New York Medical College is a graduate medical institution located in Valhalla, New York, established in 1860. The college has a student body of over 1,450, offers three schools focused on medicine, health sciences, and biomedical sciences, and is renowned for its research in areas such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neuroscience.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 33 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 15.2%
- No Data28 · 84.8%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
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.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 12
- Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationLiaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationAssociation for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission · (CPE) - Clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers offering CPE programs
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $41.9M 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 338 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below 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 New York Medical College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
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
- Public property10
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Grasslands 81 fireElectricalDamage $500,000-$999,999
New York Medical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions New York Medical College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNew York Medical College | — | — | 1,471 | — | — |
A T Still University of Health Sciences | — | — | 3,466 | — | — |
Albany Medical College | — | — | 814 | — | — |
Baylor College of Medicine | — | — | 1,774 | — | — |
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center | — | — | 1,534 | — | — |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 2,617 | — | — |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | — | — | 1,261 | — | — |
Kansas City University | — | — | 2,109 | — | — |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 4,133 | — | — |
Loma Linda University | — | — | 4,210 | — | R2 Research |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | — | 39.0% | 1,439 | — | — |
Medical College of Wisconsin | — | — | 1,677 | — | — |
Meharry Medical College | — | — | 1,226 | — | — |
Midwestern University-Downers Grove | — | — | 2,567 | — | — |
Midwestern University-Glendale | — | — | 3,738 | — | — |
Morehouse School of Medicine | — | — | 967 | — | — |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | — | — | 665 | — | — |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 2,901 | — | — |
Rocky Vista University | — | — | 1,903 | — | — |
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | — | — | 2,021 | — | — |
Rush University | — | — | 2,769 | — | — |
Thomas Jefferson University | 69% | 81.0% | 8,238 | $28,163 | R2 Research |
Touro University California | — | 0.0% | 1,144 | — | — |
Touro University Nevada | — | — | 1,600 | — | — |
Weill Medical College of Cornell University | — | — | 1,474 | — | — |
Western University of Health Sciences | — | — | 3,665 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 69% | 39.0% | 1,839 | $28,163 |
New York Medical College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides a directory listing for the Institutional Research & Reporting office at New York Medical College. The office falls under the Office of the Provost and provides contact information for several staff members. The page also includes helpful links to various resources and services offered by the institution.
Visit IR office page- Evan HobermanInstitutional Research & Reporting
- Jim N LigorskiInstitutional Research & Reporting
- Vira HryhorukInstitutional Research & Reporting
- Erica KaplanInstitutional Research & Reporting
- James KimInstitutional Research & Reporting
- Steven MannasseInstitutional Research & Reporting
- Aryeh L MorgulisInstitutional Research & Reporting
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryData for Research - Describe2026The 'Describe' section of the Data Life Cycle at New York Medical College focuses on the documentation of research data using metadata. This includes creating a READme file that describes the dataset, file structure, and methodologies. The guide provides resources for creating data dictionaries or codebooks and advises on using metadata standards, with links to various guides and templates. The document is part of a series aimed at assisting researchers with data management and sharing.guides.library.nymc.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2021-2026 Strategic Plan2021New York Medical College's 2021-2026 Strategic Plan outlines a roadmap for growth designed to tackle the rapidly evolving fields of healthcare and higher education. The plan was developed through inclusive community engagement and aims at enhancing educational and research excellence while promoting community collaboration and addressing health care disparities. Key initiatives include expanding clinical education, fostering research innovation, enhancing transparency in governance, and optimizing resource management to ensure long-term institutional sustainability.nymc.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of New York Medical College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- John A. Ambrose
- Maria Louisa Angwin
- Bill Begg
- Leopold Bellak
- Howard Bellin
- Paul K. Benedict
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