BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)
Plaza College
6-yr Graduation
68%
+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,002
peer median 570
Avg net price
$19,860
-$2.0k vs Baccalaureate
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About
Plaza College is a private institution located in Forest Hills, New York, offering a variety of degree programs across multiple fields including Allied Health, Business, Court Reporting, Dental Sciences, and Nursing. The college has been established for over 100 years and has a student body of approximately 846.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,250
1,250 candidates competed
Admitted
375
30.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
206
54.9% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
68%+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Overall completion
68%+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Pell equity
0.4pp gap
Pell recipients
68%167 of 247
Non-Pell (all)
68%23 of 34
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%13 of 13
No Federal Aid
48%10 of 21
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 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 20 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
20
Passing
8
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
20programs
- Passing8 · 40.0%
- No Data12 · 60.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
12
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$38,421
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+11.9%
+$4,071
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.9%
$38,421 vs $34,350
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$41,038
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+19.5%
+$6,688
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+19.5%
$41,038 vs $34,350
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$45,125
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+31.4%
+$10,775
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.4%
$45,125 vs $34,350
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$45,157
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+31.5%
+$10,807
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.5%
$45,157 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$48,095
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+40.0%
+$13,745
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.0%
$48,095 vs $34,350
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$52,337
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+52.4%
+$17,987
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.4%
$52,337 vs $34,350
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$62,067
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+80.7%
+$27,717
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+80.7%
$62,067 vs $34,350
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$72,162
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+110.1%
+$37,812
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.1%
$72,162 vs $34,350
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$36,648
$45,125
81%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$36,648 debt · $45,125 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,673
$38,421
46%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,673 debt · $38,421 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$23,683
$52,337
45%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$23,683 debt · $52,337 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,849
$41,038
39%
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,849 debt · $41,038 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$25,246
$72,162
35%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$25,246 debt · $72,162 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,429
$45,157
34%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,429 debt · $45,157 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$13,100
$48,095
27%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$13,100 debt · $48,095 earn
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$8,463
$62,067
14%
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$8,463 debt · $62,067 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 2002Next review Jan 2026
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 9
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$75–110k—
$110k+—
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$19,860
-$2,049vs Baccalaureate median $21,909
Federal loans
80.0%
In-state tuition
$15,450
Out-of-state
$15,450
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 872 students received $5.1M in Pell grants, alongside $11.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
872
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.1M
$5,104,863 total
Direct Loans
$11.2M
2,375 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$4.9M
1,179 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.5M
1,133 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$230K
21 loan awards
Parent PLUS$647K
42 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 474 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
474
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
0.2%-9.1
2017
0.9%-8.3
2018
1.3%-5.7
2019
0.0%-2.3
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.
Academic programs at Plaza College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
349 total completions
01Health Professions
26275.1%
01Health Professions
26275.1%
02Business
7421.2%
02Business
7421.2%
03Legal Professions
133.7%
03Legal Professions
133.7%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,002
12-mo unduplicated
1,484
Undergraduate
1,461
Graduate
23
Gender split
Men
14%205
Women
86%1,279
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
33.0%
Black
32.0%
White
13.0%
Asian
12.0%
Two or more
10.0%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 846 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
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
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36
Plaza College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Plaza College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPlaza College | 68% | — | 1,002 | $19,860 | Baccalaureate |
| 50% | — | 770 | $18,036 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 153 | $20,053 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 18.5% | 684 | $18,953 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,157 | $34,860 | Baccalaureate | |
| 85% | 100.0% | 305 | $32,777 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 98.4% | 31,296 | $30,770 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 28% | 74.5% | 12,572 | $22,965 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| — | — | 564 | $44,573 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 174 | $34,483 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 46 | $22,321 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 498 | $22,678 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 570 | $27,551 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 500 | $20,711 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 413 | $21,889 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 3,121 | $21,909 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 359 | $23,980 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,416 | $17,962 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | — | 52 | $18,227 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 55 | $18,847 | Baccalaureate | |
| 53% | — | 11,557 | $17,858 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| — | 76.9% | 840 | $29,776 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 100.0% | 89 | $19,137 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,498 | $25,532 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 41% | 94.4% | 759 | $16,296 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | — | 765 | $25,751 | Baccalaureate | |
| 100% | — | 252 | $20,778 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 41% | 96.4% | 570 | $21,909 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in Plaza College's comparison group.
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Grad rate18%Admit rate98.4%Enrollment31,296Net price$30,770View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsVirginia
ECPI University
Grad rate28%Admit rate74.5%Enrollment12,572Net price$22,965View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment564Net price$44,573View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Fremont University
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment174Net price$34,483View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
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Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment46Net price$22,321View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment498Net price$22,678View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$27,551View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment500Net price$20,711View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment413Net price$21,889View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
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Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment52Net price$18,227View data - BaccalaureateWisconsin
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$18,847View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalTennessee
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Grad rate53%Admit rate—Enrollment11,557Net price$17,858View data - BaccalaureateOklahoma
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Grad rate50%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment89Net price$19,137View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKentucky
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Plaza College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Team
1 member
- Allison KrampfDean of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Plaza College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Plaza College.
What is the graduation rate at Plaza College?
Plaza College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Plaza College?
Plaza College reports a total enrollment of 1,002 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Plaza College?
The average net price at Plaza College is $19,860 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Plaza College?
Plaza College's yield rate is 54.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Plaza College located?
Plaza College is located in Forest Hills, New York 11375.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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