Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Saint Michael College of Allied Health

Washington, District of Columbia·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·smcah.edu
6-yr Graduation
83%
Total enrollment
136
peer median 160
Avg net price
$39,699
+$21k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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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
101
101 candidates competed
Admitted
76
75.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
45
59.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
83%
Full-time retention
80%

Program outcomes

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

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

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

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$17,713 debt · $92,203 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$38,450
$30–48k$41,988
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$39,699
+$20,784vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $18,916
Federal loans
23.0%
In-state tuition
$19,405
Out-of-state
$19,405

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 131 students received $409K in Pell grants, alongside $717K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
131
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$409K
$409,243 total
Direct Loans
$717K
283 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$269K
140 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$432K
141 loan awards
Parent PLUS$16K
2 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 72 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
72
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.1%
2017
4.9%
2018
0.0%
2019
1.3%
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 SMCAH

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

18 total completions
01Health Professions
18100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
136
12-mo unduplicated
230
Undergraduate
230
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%25
Women
89%205

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
100.0%

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 · 148 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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    SMCAH vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SMCAH 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
    SubjectSaint Michael College of Allied Health
    83%136$39,699Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
    15$19,532Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    YTI Career Institute-Altoona
    32$18,131Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Vet Tech Institute
    77.6%183$17,585Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Scranton
    372$24,235Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    75.9%335$18,299Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median83%76.7%160$18,916

    Frequently asked questions about Saint Michael College of Allied Health

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SMCAH.

    What is the graduation rate at Saint Michael College of Allied Health?

    Saint Michael College of Allied Health reports a 6-year graduation rate of 83% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health?

    Saint Michael College of Allied Health reports a total enrollment of 136 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Saint Michael College of Allied Health?

    The average net price at Saint Michael College of Allied Health is $39,699 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Saint Michael College of Allied Health?

    Saint Michael College of Allied Health's yield rate is 59.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Saint Michael College of Allied Health located?

    Saint Michael College of Allied Health is located in Washington, District of Columbia 20002.

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