Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

SABER College

Miami, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·sabercollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
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Total enrollment
560
peer median 162
Avg net price
$11,009
-$14k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

SABER College is a private, not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida, founded in 1972. The college primarily focuses on providing associate degrees in nursing and physical therapist assistance, as well as vocational and career education in high-demand occupational areas.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
214
214 candidates competed
Admitted
172
80.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
146
84.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

Pell recipients
61%48 of 79

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.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
2
66.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing2 · 66.7%
  • No Data1 · 33.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
0
No data
1

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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.1%
$36,078 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.8%
$36,980 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$23,000 debt · $36,980 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$20,000 debt · $36,078 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Nov 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,748
$30–48k$13,278
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$11,009
-$14,445vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,454
Federal loans
76.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 463 students received $3.3M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
463
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.3M
$3,295,253 total
Direct Loans
$5.1M
850 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
405 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
404 loan awards
Parent PLUS$159K
41 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 300 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
300
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
8.8%
2018
6.7%
2019
2.6%
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 SABER College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

95 total completions
01Health Professions
95100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
560
12-mo unduplicated
441
Undergraduate
441
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%158
Women
64%283

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 202 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago8.201 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    9

    SABER College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SABER College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectSABER College
    		61%—560$11,009Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
    		——558$30,381Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Baptist Health College Little Rock
    		—95.5%583$25,454Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Belanger School of Nursing
    		—0.0%162$13,185Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Cochran School of Nursing
    		——117—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Huntington Junior College
    		——182$9,422Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Jefferson Regional School of Nursing
    		——92$6,429Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
    		——174$28,913Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Montefiore School of Nursing
    		——121$33,204Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
    		—77.8%173$22,322Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Remington College-Fort Worth Campus
    		—77.6%154$25,913Baccalaureate
    Remington College-Memphis Campus
    		—80.8%331$26,572Baccalaureate
    Remington College-Nashville Campus
    		—61.7%280$29,098Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing
    		—100.0%153$19,736Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
    		—100.0%129$24,655Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southside College of Health Sciences
    		—0.0%151—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St Joseph School of Nursing
    		——95$25,993Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St. Joseph's College of Nursing
    		—100.0%313$29,688Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing
    		—100.0%123$19,662Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    The Chicago School-College of Nursing
    		——2$26,334—
    Ultimate Medical Academy
    		——8,932$20,457Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median61%80.8%162$25,454

    Institutions like SABER College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in SABER College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about SABER College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SABER College.

    What is the graduation rate at SABER College?

    SABER College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend SABER College?

    SABER College reports a total enrollment of 560 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at SABER College?

    The average net price at SABER College is $11,009 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at SABER College?

    SABER College's yield rate is 84.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is SABER College located?

    SABER College is located in Miami, Florida 33134.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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