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Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·New England·post.edu
Acceptance
96.5%
6-yr Graduation
25%
-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
16,178
peer median 22,466
Avg net price
$19,196
+$2.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
2,893
2,893 candidates competed
Admitted
2,793
96.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,163
41.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
25%-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
22%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
24%
Full-time retention
33%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
21%
Non-Pell
36%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 68 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
22
32.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing22 · 32.4%
  • No Data46 · 67.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
20
No data
46

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.

22
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+4.2%
$36,280 vs $34,808
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+21.7%
$42,376 vs $34,808
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+28.3%
$44,643 vs $34,808
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+41.7%
$65,752 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+41.9%
$49,393 vs $34,808
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+47.0%
$51,181 vs $34,808
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+48.6%
$51,731 vs $34,808
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+50.1%
$69,262 vs $46,158

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+4.2%
+$1,472

Debt vs earnings

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

22
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
88%
$39,466 debt · $44,643 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
86%
$44,206 debt · $51,181 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
81%
$29,460 debt · $36,280 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
79%
$38,972 debt · $49,393 earn
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
77%
$32,787 debt · $42,376 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
72%
$55,868 debt · $77,373 earn
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
67%
$34,786 debt · $51,731 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
63%
$36,800 debt · $58,801 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Sep 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,299
$30–48k$17,882
$48–75k$13,231
$75–110k$12,069
$110k+$9,816

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,196
+$2,111vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $17,086
Federal loans
76.5%
In-state tuition
$17,100
Out-of-state
$17,100

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 19,547 students received $76.3M in Pell grants, alongside $110.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
19,547
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$76.3M
$76,263,249 total
Direct Loans
$110.4M
32,918 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

15k
20
18k
21
21k
22
21k
23
20k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$38.9M
15,944 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$60.3M
15,982 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.5M
802 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.3M
151 loan awards
Grad PLUS$403K
39 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.

Of 5,135 borrowers who entered repayment, 272 (5.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.2%
+2.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,135
Defaulted
272
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
21.3%
2018
17.5%
2019
5.2%
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 Post

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,782 total completions
01Business
92333.2%
02Health Professions
70525.3%
03Family/Consumer Sci
36813.2%
04Security/Protective
2739.8%
05Public Admin
1485.3%
06Psychology
933.3%
07Education
853.1%
08Legal Professions
752.7%
09Agriculture
572.0%
10Computer Sciences
552.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
16,178
12-mo unduplicated
33,703
Undergraduate
30,054
Graduate
3,649

Gender split

Men
28%9,387
Women
72%24,316

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.3%
Black
37.3%
Two or more
8.7%
Hispanic
6.5%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Asian
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Non-resident
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
395
281 M · 114 W
Women athletes
28.9%
Athletic aid
$3.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.1M
$1.5M
Recruiting expense
$39K
$13K
Head-coach salaries
$64K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
92 M ·
$1.0M
Soccer
34 M · 25 W
$1.1M
Lacrosse
32 M · 19 W
$978K
Baseball
51 M ·
$607K
Ice Hockey
27 M · 23 W
$1000K
Basketball
23 M · 12 W
$903K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.18
3 offenses · 17,034 students

3-year trend

0.582 yrs ago0.281 yr ago0.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
3
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs124
Liquor07

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.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
64

Post vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Post selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectPost University
25%96.5%16,178$19,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Full Sail University
45%27,169$31,759Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Columbia Southern University
26%17,763$14,975Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
NUC University
27%49.1%30,794$5,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
DeVry University-Illinois
18%98.4%31,296$30,878Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
American InterContinental University System
6%11,277$14,449Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median26%96.5%22,466$17,086

Frequently asked questions about Post University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Post.

What is the acceptance rate at Post University?

Post University's acceptance rate is 96.5% (2,793 admitted from 2,893 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Post University?

Post University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Post University?

Post University reports a total enrollment of 16,178 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Post University?

The average net price at Post University is $19,196 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Post University?

Post University's yield rate is 41.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Post University located?

Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut 06723.

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