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

Ultrasound Medical Institute

Royal Palm Beach, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·nriinstitute.edu
Acceptance
90.5%
-2.7pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
6-yr Graduation
25%
Total enrollment
121
peer median 96
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About

The NRI Institute of Health Sciences is a healthcare education institution located in Wellington, Florida, with an additional campus in Royal Palm Beach. It focuses on training students in nursing and diagnostic medical sonography, offering small class sizes and a variety of challenging courses.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
63
63 candidates competed
Admitted
57
90.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
42
73.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
25%
Full-time retention
89%

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, 1 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
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.0%
$77,653 vs $32,488

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2011Next review Dec 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2010Next review Dec 2013

Action history · 10

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational 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, 124 students received $770K in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
124
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$770K
$769,845 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
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$524K
141 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$702K
141 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4K
1 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 33 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
33
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.8%
2017
8.6%
2018
13.3%
2019
0.0%
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 Ultrasound Medical Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

17 total completions
01Health Professions
17100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
121
12-mo unduplicated
184
Undergraduate
184
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
10%18
Women
90%166

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
66.4%
Hispanic
20.9%
White
10.9%
Two or more
1.8%

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 · 64 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
    10.0:1

    Ultrasound Medical Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ultrasound Medical Institute 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
    SubjectUltrasound Medical Institute
    25%90.5%121Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Advance Science International College
    $31,336Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
    252$28,726Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Chester Career College
    79$23,878Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    City College-Altamonte Springs
    100.0%362$32,105Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
    100.0%23$24,273Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    East Ohio College
    118$17,180Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Eastern Virginia Career College
    96.0%177$39,005Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus
    205$32,181Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Hope College of Arts and Sciences
    54$13,949Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School
    40.0%$19,158Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Meridian College
    163$32,089Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Midwest Institute
    87.2%177$17,111Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Myotherapy Institute
    12$32,278Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Polytechnic College
    516$31,626Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Dillon
    $25,676Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross College-Davenport
    42$22,619Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross College-Hopkinsville
    90$21,724Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Saint Michael College of Allied Health
    75.2%136$39,699Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Sovah School of Health Professions
    30Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Texas County Technical College
    100.0%96$20,984Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Universal College of Healing Arts
    26$20,862Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Valley College of Medical Careers
    $21,967Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence
    37$16,971Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita
    58$9,355Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
    146$13,240Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    YTI Career Institute-Altoona
    32$18,131Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median25%93.2%96$22,619

    Ultrasound Medical Institute Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Email
    info [at] nriinstitute.edu
    Phone
    561-688-5112
    Address
    Main Campus, 12794 Forest Hill Blvd. Suite 31-32, Wellington, FL 33414

    The page provides an overview of the NRI Institute of Health Sciences, highlighting its mission to train students in healthcare professions and contribute to community development. It includes contact details for the main campus and elements of the school's accreditations and approvals.

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Ultrasound Medical Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ultrasound Medical Institute.

    What is the acceptance rate at Ultrasound Medical Institute?

    Ultrasound Medical Institute's acceptance rate is 90.5% (57 admitted from 63 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Ultrasound Medical Institute?

    Ultrasound Medical Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ultrasound Medical Institute?

    Ultrasound Medical Institute reports a total enrollment of 121 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Ultrasound Medical Institute?

    Ultrasound Medical Institute's yield rate is 73.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Ultrasound Medical Institute located?

    Ultrasound Medical Institute is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida 33411.

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