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Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·New England·urbancollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
0%
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Total enrollment
868
peer median 397
Avg net price
$6,957
-$11k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
0%
Full-time retention
36%

Pell equity

Pell recipients
0%0 of 1

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 10 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
1
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing1 · 10.0%
  • No Data9 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
9

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
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+10.7%
$43,664 vs $39,449

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2001Next review Dec 2035

Action history · 2

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher 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$6,957
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$6,957
-$10,886vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $17,844
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$7,608
Out-of-state
$7,608

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, 363 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $70K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
363
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,094,039 total
Direct Loans
$70K
29 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$40K
21 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$30K
8 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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Urban College of Boston

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

51 total completions
01Education
3466.7%
02Liberal Arts
917.6%
03Public Admin
815.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
868
12-mo unduplicated
1,613
Undergraduate
1,613
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%98
Women
94%1,515

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
57.1%
Black
14.4%
Unknown
12.8%
Asian
9.1%
White
3.4%
Two or more
3.2%

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
26.10
19 offenses · 728 students

3-year trend

15.362 yrs ago8.391 yr ago26.10Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
33
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
10
Robbery
7
Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

19total
  • Public property19

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor10

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
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2

Urban College of Boston vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Urban College of Boston 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
SubjectUrban College of Boston
0%—868$6,957Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
—59.5%325$12,417Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba
—75.7%379$12,978Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Valor Christian College
——414$34,356Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov
—84.4%449$23,921Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools
0%84.1%254$22,709Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Peer group median0%79.9%397$17,844

Institutions like Urban College of Boston

Explore the federal data for institutions in Urban College of Boston's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Urban College of Boston

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Urban College of Boston.

What is the graduation rate at Urban College of Boston?

Urban College of Boston reports a 6-year graduation rate of 0% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Urban College of Boston?

Urban College of Boston reports a total enrollment of 868 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Urban College of Boston?

The average net price at Urban College of Boston is $6,957 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Urban College of Boston located?

Urban College of Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

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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