Ross Medical Education Center - Niles
About
Ross Medical Education Center is a private for-profit college with its headquarters in St. Clair, Michigan, and multiple additional locations in the United States, most of them in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Ross was an investment of JLL Partners from 2011 until its conversion to 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2021; it is still classified as a for-profit institution by the U.S. Department of Education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 824 borrowers who entered repayment, 40 (4.8%) defaulted within three years — above 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 RMEC
Top program areas ranked 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
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.
RMEC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions RMEC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRoss Medical Education Center-Niles | 61% | — | 99 | $17,822 | — |
| — | — | 19 | $9,364 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 26 | $26,119 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $33,771 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $6,260 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | — | — | |
| — | 41.7% | 48 | $10,594 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $2,430 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $28,791 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $34,458 | — | |
| — | 95.7% | 235 | $28,005 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 71 | $35,763 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $18,490 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $20,440 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $20,062 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $17,821 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $18,823 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $19,448 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $19,540 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $19,729 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $19,286 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $18,831 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $19,987 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $33,402 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $21,573 | — | |
| — | — | 21 | $22,633 | — | |
| — | — | 153 | $27,777 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 72 | $21,757 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $19,506 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $16,177 | — | |
| — | — | 28 | $15,577 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $21,621 | — | |
| Peer group median | 61% | 97.9% | 72 | $19,729 |
Institutions like RMEC
Explore the federal data for institutions in RMEC's comparison group.
- California
American Institute of Massage Therapy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price$9,364View data - Illinois
CALC Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment83Net price—View data - Missouri
Concorde Career College-Broadway
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment26Net price$26,119View data - Texas
Cortiva Institute-Arlington
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price$33,771View data - Texas
CTK Healthcare & Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$6,260View data - Missouri
Healing Arts Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment113Net price—View data - New Jersey
Healthcare Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate41.7%Enrollment48Net price$10,594View data - Texas
Institute of Allied Healthcare
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$2,430View data - California
Marian Health Careers Center-Van Nuys Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$28,791View data - California
Medical Allied Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment48Net price$34,458View data - Kentucky
Medical Career & Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate95.7%Enrollment235Net price$28,005View data - California
North-West College-Glendale
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment71Net price$35,763View data - Virginia
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$18,490View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$20,440View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling Green
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$20,062View data - West Virginia
Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$17,821View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$18,823View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$19,448View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$19,540View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$19,729View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$19,286View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$18,831View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$19,987View data - California
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$33,402View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price$21,573View data - Texas
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21Net price$22,633View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsMissouri
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment153Net price$27,777View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$21,757View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Houma
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$19,506View data - New York
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$16,177View data - Louisiana
Williams Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$15,577View data - Georgia
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$21,621View data
Campus network
RMEC is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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