BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Paier College

Name: Paier College — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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Bridgeport, Connecticut·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·paier.edu

6-yr Graduation

57%

+26.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Avg net price

$30,982

+$3.2k vs Baccalaureate

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Admissions Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Campus safety Faculty Peers

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS

Applied

52 candidates competed

Admitted

61.5% acceptance rate

Enrolled

71.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

57%+26.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

57%+26.5pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

57%

4-year graduation

57%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

57%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

57%

Full-time retention

64%

Full-time retention

64%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap

Pell recipients

50%1 of 2

Non-Pell (all)

60%3 of 5

Subsidized loan, no Pell

33%1 of 3

No Federal Aid

100%2 of 2

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2023 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 13 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data13 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1970Next review Aug 2025

Action history · 8

Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Mar 2025Adverse Action Initiated
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Nov 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

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$27,275

$0–30k

$27,275

$30–48k$30,346

$30–48k

$30,346

$48–75k$31,089

$48–75k

$31,089

$75–110k$32,145

$75–110k

$32,145

$110k+$34,980

$110k+

$34,980

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

Avg net price (private)

$30,982

+$3,171vs Baccalaureate median $27,811

Federal loans

91.7%

In-state tuition

$26,400

Out-of-state

$26,400

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2023–24, 27 students received $92K in Pell grants, alongside $194K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

AY 2023–24

Pell disbursed

$92K

$92,490 total

Direct Loans

$194K

69 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’19

’20

’21

’22

’23

Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24

Subsidized$72K

30 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$80K

33 loan awards

Parent PLUS$42K

6 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 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (12.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 7.0% national rate.

Default rate

12.1%

+5.1pp vs 7.0% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2013

10.7%-0.2

2015

7.4%-2.5

2016

14.7%+5.4

2017

8.3%-0.9

2018

12.1%+5.1

This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Paier College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs0

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

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 · 89 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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

9.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

Paier College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Paier College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectPaier College	57%	—	—	$30,982	Baccalaureate
South University-Montgomery	14%	—	303	$27,807	Baccalaureate
University of Silicon Valley	29%	51.2%	477	$27,815	Baccalaureate
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design	32%	—	2,061	$32,363	Baccalaureate
Rasmussen University-Florida	0%	—	3,121	$21,909	Baccalaureate
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts	50%	100.0%	89	$19,137	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	31%	75.6%	477	$27,811

Institutions like Paier College

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

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Paier College

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

What is the graduation rate at Paier College?

Paier College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 57% per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Paier College?

The average net price at Paier College is $30,982 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Paier College?

Paier College's yield rate is 71.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Paier College located?

Paier College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606.

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.