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Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·neomed.edu
Total enrollment
1,029
peer median 1,353
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About

Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) is a public medical school in Rootstown, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1973, the university has four colleges — in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and graduate studies — and offers Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degrees, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees. The university also has a broad research portfolio concentrated in seven focus areas, yielding research opportunities in medical and life science areas.

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 13 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
2
15.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing2 · 15.4%
  • No Data11 · 84.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
11

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
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+68.2%
$95,374 vs $56,700
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.7%
$127,410 vs $56,700

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
189%
$180,614 debt · $95,374 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
125%
$158,662 debt · $127,410 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1998Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  2. Aug 2024Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  3. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Jun 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  5. Oct 2019Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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, students received in Pell grants, alongside $50.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
—
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
—
null total
Direct Loans
$50.8M
1,372 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$28.5M
767 loan awards
Grad PLUS$22.4M
605 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 219 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
219
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.5%
2017
0.4%
2018
0.0%
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 Northeast Ohio Medical

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

276 total completions
01Health Professions
25993.8%
02Biological Sciences
176.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,029
12-mo unduplicated
1,047

Gender split

Men
51%536
Women
49%511

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 · 1,021 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

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
    Liquor10

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Northeast Ohio Medical vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Northeast Ohio Medical 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 Ohio Medical University
    		——1,029——
    Eastern Virginia Medical School
    		——1,216——
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    		——5,098——
    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    		——1,489——
    University of North Texas Health Science Center
    		——2,332——
    West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
    		——835——
    Peer group median——1,353—

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    IPEDS

    Northeast Ohio Medical Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    bcain1 [at] neomed.edu
    Phone
    330-325-6844
    Address
    4209 St. Rt. 44, PO Box 95, Rootstown, Ohio 44272

    The Office of Institutional Research provides information about the University for decision-making, strategic planning, mandated reporting, institutional accreditation and program review.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Bryce A. Cain
      Director, Institutional Research and Assessment

    Reports & documents (3)

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

    Notable alumni of Northeast Ohio Medical (5)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Amy Acton
    • Angela Funovits
    • Debra Lew Harder
    • Crystal Mackall
    • Amit Majmudar

    Frequently asked questions about Northeast Ohio Medical University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northeast Ohio Medical.

    How many students attend Northeast Ohio Medical University?

    Northeast Ohio Medical University reports a total enrollment of 1,029 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Northeast Ohio Medical University located?

    Northeast Ohio Medical University is located in Rootstown, Ohio 44272-0095.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Northeast Ohio Medical University?

    Northeast Ohio Medical University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

    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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