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The Ailey School

Name: The Ailey School — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

New York, New York·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·ailey.org/training

6-yr Graduation

84%

+1.0pp vs peer

Total enrollment

peer median 630

Avg net price

$35,855

-$3.9k vs peer

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About

The Ailey School is a dance institution located at The Joan Weill Center for Dance in New York, NY. It focuses on the training of dance through a range of programs, serving as a prominent school for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS

Applied

117

117 candidates competed

Admitted

32.5% acceptance rate

Enrolled

50.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

84%+1.0pp vs peer

Overall completion

84%+1.0pp vs peer

Full-time retention

95%

Full-time retention

95%

Pell equity

20.5pp gap

Pell recipients

67%2 of 3

Non-Pell (all)

88%14 of 16

No Federal Aid

88%14 of 16

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data2 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Dance

Undergraduate Certificate · Visual And Performing Arts

$12,000

$24,453

49%

Dance

Undergraduate Certificate · Visual And Performing Arts

49%

$12,000 debt · $24,453 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1982Next review Mar 2026

Action history · 1

Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation

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—

$30–48k—

$48–75k$29,508

$48–75k

$29,508

$75–110k$36,319

$75–110k

$36,319

$110k+$39,468

$110k+

$39,468

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

Avg net price (private)

$35,855

-$3,858vs peer median $39,713

Federal loans

36.4%

In-state tuition

$14,817

Out-of-state

$14,817

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, 27 students received $166K in Pell grants, alongside $576K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$166K

$165,551 total

Direct Loans

$576K

82 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$148K

36 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$125K

35 loan awards

Parent PLUS$303K

11 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 70 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (10.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

10.0%

+7.7pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

8.9%-0.4

2017

6.5%-2.7

2018

7.6%+0.6

2019

10.0%+7.7

2020*

7.4%

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 Ailey School

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs1

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

12-mo unduplicated

Undergraduate

Graduate

Gender split

Men

18%17

Women

82%76

Race / ethnicity composition

Black

33.0%

Non-resident

31.9%

Two or more

10.6%

Unknown

9.6%

White

8.5%

Hispanic

5.3%

Asian

1.1%

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

45.45

4 offenses · 88 students

3-year trend

57.142 yrs ago0.001 yr ago45.45Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery

Aggravated assault

By location

4total

On campus2
Public property2

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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

3.0:1

Ailey School vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ailey School selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectThe Ailey School	84%	—	94	$35,855	—
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York	—	92.0%	187	$55,553	Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
Circle in the Square Theatre School	—	8.0%	39	$28,089	—
Fordham University	82%	59.3%	16,150	$44,338	R2 Research
SUNY at Purchase College	63%	74.0%	3,333	$18,913	Baccalaureate
The Juilliard School	91%	9.2%	1,073	$43,571	—
Peer group median	83%	59.3%	630	$39,713

Institutions like Ailey School

Explore the federal data for institutions in Ailey School's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Frequently asked questions about The Ailey School

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ailey School.

What is the graduation rate at The Ailey School?

The Ailey School reports a 6-year graduation rate of 84% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The Ailey School?

The Ailey School reports a total enrollment of 94 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The Ailey School?

The average net price at The Ailey School is $35,855 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The Ailey School?

The Ailey School's yield rate is 50.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The Ailey School located?

The Ailey School is located in New York, New York 10019-4402.

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.