Palmer College of Chiropractic
Palmer College of Chiropractic's acceptance rate is 100.0% (2015). 0% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2023 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 2,161 students, and 2,474 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Of 6 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 16.7%
- No Data5 · 83.3%
- 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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation · Chiropractic (CHIRO) - Programs leading to the D.C. degree
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 23 students received $130K in Pell grants, alongside $101.9M 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 645 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 Palmer
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
Race / ethnicity composition
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
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Palmer vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Palmer 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPalmer College of Chiropractic | — | 100.0% | 2,161 | No freshman cohort | — |
Mercy College of Health Sciences | 67% | 99.7% | 869 | $26,924 | — |
Allen College | No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 483 | $31,509 | — |
Logan University | 22% | 64.3% | 1,406 | $20,218 | — |
St Luke's College | — | 80.0% | 176 | $19,820 | — |
Northwestern Health Sciences University | — | Open admission | 1,101 | $35,887 | — |
| Peer group median | 45% | 89.9% | 985 | $26,924 |
Institutions like Palmer
Explore the federal data for institutions in Palmer's comparison group.
- Iowa
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Grad rate67%Admit rate99.7%Enrollment869Net price$26,924 - Iowa
Allen College
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment483Net price$31,509 - Missouri
Logan University
Grad rate22%Admit rate64.3%Enrollment1,406Net price$20,218 - Iowa
St Luke's College
Grad rate—Admit rate80.0%Enrollment176Net price$19,820 - Minnesota
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,101Net price$35,887
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