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Relay Graduate School of Education

New York, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·relay.edu
Total enrollment
1,324
peer median 346
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Relay Graduate School of Education is a private graduate school for teachers in New York City and other locations in the United States including Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Houston, Indiana, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, Philadelphia, Camden, and San Antonio.

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, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
2
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing2 · 33.3%
  • No Data4 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
4

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
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+65.7%
$76,883 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate · Education
+78.5%
$82,785 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
12%
$8,840 debt · $76,883 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2012Next review Jan 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2011Next review Dec 2013

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 11

  1. Jan 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jan 2020Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $6.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$6.3M
621 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$6.3M
621 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 259 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
259
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.2%
2017
6.8%
2018
3.6%
2019
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at RELAY

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

816 total completions
01Education
816100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,324
12-mo unduplicated
2,477
Undergraduate
128
Graduate
2,349

Gender split

Men
27%666
Women
73%1,811

Race / ethnicity composition

White
34.4%
Black
32.3%
Hispanic
14.0%
Asian
10.8%
Non-resident
4.3%
Unknown
4.3%

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 · 2,637 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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    35.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    52

    RELAY vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions RELAY 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
    SubjectRelay Graduate School of Education
    1,324
    American College of the Building Arts
    55%44.4%155$26,389
    Ana G. Mendez University
    8,378
    Antioch University
    486
    Bank Street College of Education
    719
    College Unbound
    494$19,116
    Conway School of Landscape Design
    17
    Epic Bible College & Graduate School
    0%78.6%98
    Future Generations University
    48
    Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
    610
    High Tech High Graduate School of Education
    99
    Institute of World Politics
    173
    Martin Luther College
    72%87.2%878$20,483
    Reiss-Davis Graduate School
    35
    Sofia University
    1,145
    Southern California Institute of Architecture
    71%76.6%418$37,535
    The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana
    20
    The School of Architecture
    8
    University of Fort Lauderdale
    0%368$15,245
    VanderCook College of Music
    67%89.5%323$17,094
    Peer group median61%78.6%346$19,800

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

    Frequently asked questions about Relay Graduate School of Education

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about RELAY.

    How many students attend Relay Graduate School of Education?

    Relay Graduate School of Education reports a total enrollment of 1,324 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Relay Graduate School of Education located?

    Relay Graduate School of Education is located in New York, New York 10004.

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