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Northeast College of Health Sciences

Seneca Falls, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·northeastcollege.edu
Acceptance
94.3%
+6.3pp vs peer
Total enrollment
564
peer median 1,030
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About

Northeast College of Health Sciences is a higher education institution located in Seneca Falls, New York, founded in 1919. The college offers eight degree programs focusing on health sciences, including chiropractic, nutrition, and human anatomy, and has transitioned to provide online education since 2010.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
35
35 candidates competed
Admitted
33
94.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
33
100.0% yield

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 9 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
2
22.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
11.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
11.1%
+10.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing2 · 22.2%
  • No Data6 · 66.7%
  • Failing1 · 11.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
6

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.

3
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.3%
$58,703 vs $60,112
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.1%
$61,374 vs $60,112
Chiropractic
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.9%
$73,854 vs $60,112

Near the line (±5%)

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

2
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.3%
−$1,409
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+2.1%
+$1,262

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Chiropractic
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
226%
$166,639 debt · $73,854 earn
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$27,216 debt · $58,703 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$27,176 debt · $61,374 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Accredited since 2005Next review Mar 2013
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1985Next review Jan 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation · Chiropractic (CHIRO) - Programs leading to the D.C. degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
In-state tuition
$17,250
Out-of-state
$17,250

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, 39 students received $288K in Pell grants, alongside $14.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
39
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$288K
$288,063 total
Direct Loans
$14.7M
545 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$209K
41 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$319K
42 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.8M
254 loan awards
Parent PLUS$114K
6 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.2M
202 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 166 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
166
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.1%
2017
1.2%
2018
1.9%
2019
0.0%
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 NCHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

189 total completions
01Health Professions
189100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
564
12-mo unduplicated
610
Undergraduate
86
Graduate
524

Gender split

Men
40%246
Women
60%364

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.9%
Black
7.0%
Hispanic
5.6%
Two or more
4.2%
Unknown
2.8%
Asian
1.4%

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 · 528 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
12

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

    • Mohawk Hall5 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Mohawk Hall5 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Mohawk Hall5 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Mohawk Hall5 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Mohawk Hall5 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Huron Hall1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Tuscarora Hall1 fire
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Onondaga Hall3 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Onondaga Hall3 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99
    • Onondaga Hall3 fires
      CookingDamage $0-$99

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    35.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    37

    NCHS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NCHS 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
    SubjectNortheast College of Health Sciences
    		—94.3%564——
    Cleveland University-Kansas City
    		100%69.2%588$35,764—
    Life Chiropractic College West
    		——618——
    Life University
    		38%93.0%2,714$29,791Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Logan University
    		22%64.3%1,406$20,218—
    National University of Health Sciences
    		——511——
    Northwestern Health Sciences University
    		——1,101$35,887—
    Palmer College of Chiropractic
    		—100.0%2,161$23,515—
    Parker University
    		50%—2,308$29,135Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Sherman College of Chiropractic
    		——387——
    Southern California University of Health Sciences
    		——2,008$45,848—
    Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc
    		——261——
    University of Bridgeport
    		41%83.0%3,838$27,807Doctoral/Professional
    University of Western States
    		——959$20,604Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median41%88.0%1,030$29,135

    Institutions like NCHS

    Explore the federal data for institutions in NCHS's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    NCHS Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • J. Todd Knudsen
      Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness and Compliance

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Northeast College of Health Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NCHS.

    What is the acceptance rate at Northeast College of Health Sciences?

    Northeast College of Health Sciences's acceptance rate is 94.3% (33 admitted from 35 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northeast College of Health Sciences?

    Northeast College of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 564 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Northeast College of Health Sciences?

    Northeast College of Health Sciences's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Northeast College of Health Sciences located?

    Northeast College of Health Sciences is located in Seneca Falls, New York 13148-0800.

    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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