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Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·New England·urbancollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
0%
Total enrollment
868
peer median 397
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
0%
Full-time retention
36%

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by income not reported.
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.

In AY 2024–25, 311 students received $952K in Pell grants, alongside $55K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
311
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$952K
$951,854 total
Direct Loans
$55K
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$32K
21 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$23K
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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

34 total completions
01Education
2573.5%
02Public Admin
823.5%
03Liberal Arts
12.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
868
12-mo unduplicated
1,384
Undergraduate
1,384
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%83
Women
94%1,301

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
59.8%
Black
20.8%
Asian
9.3%
White
3.4%
Unknown
3.4%
Two or more
3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.39
5 offenses · 596 students

3-year trend

32.492 yrs ago15.361 yr ago8.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
3
Robbery
2

By location

5total
  • Public property5

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs30
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
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.

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%868Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
59.5%325$8,618Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Villalba
75.7%379$8,121Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Valor Christian College
414$25,886Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov
84.4%449$16,480Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Associated Beth Rivkah Schools
0%84.1%254$18,192Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Peer group median0%79.9%397$16,480

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.

Where is Urban College of Boston located?

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

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