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Valley Forge Military College

Wayne, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·vfmcollege.edu
Acceptance
94.5%
+20.3pp vs Community College
6-yr Graduation
96%
—
Total enrollment
97
peer median 299
Avg net price
$6,398
-$7.7k vs Community College
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About

Valley Forge Military College is a military college located in Pennsylvania, known for its focus on leadership development and military training. The college remains operational after its founding in 1935 and continues to enroll students despite the closure of its counterpart academy in 2026.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
631
631 candidates competed
Admitted
596
94.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
122
20.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
96%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

8.3pp gap
Pell recipients
100%12 of 12
Non-Pell (all)
92%11 of 12
No Federal Aid
92%11 of 12

Pell recipients here graduate at a 8.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 15 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
Passing
2
13.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

15programs
  • Passing2 · 13.3%
  • No Data13 · 86.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
13

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.

2
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+15.7%
$40,260 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+48.1%
$51,534 vs $34,808

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1954Next review Jan 2029

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Jun 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Mar 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on 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$6,398
$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)
$6,398
-$7,662vs Community College median $14,060
Federal loans
9.4%
In-state tuition
$32,176
Out-of-state
$32,176

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, 31 students received $192K in Pell grants, alongside $117K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
31
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$192K
$191,778 total
Direct Loans
$117K
17 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$25K
7 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$27K
8 loan awards
Parent PLUS$65K
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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 137 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
137
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.8%
2017
28.3%
2018
24.6%
2019
4.3%
2020*
0.7%
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 Valley Forge Military College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

62 total completions
01Security/Protective
1625.8%
02Computer Sciences
1219.4%
03Business
812.9%
04Engineering
711.3%
05Biological Sciences
58.1%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
46.5%
07Social Sciences
34.8%
08History
34.8%
09Mathematics
23.2%
10Liberal Arts
23.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
97
12-mo unduplicated
116
Undergraduate
116
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
86%100
Women
14%16

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.8%
Hispanic
15.6%
Black
11.1%
Asian
10.0%
Two or more
8.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
3.3%
Unknown
3.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
144
126 M · 18 W
Women athletes
12.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$355K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
75 M · —
$57K
Baseball
22 M · —
$39K
Basketball
10 M · 10 W
$62K
Soccer
12 M · —
$22K
Track and Field, X-Country
7 M · 2 W
$8K
Volleyball
— · 6 W
$19K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
104.65
9 offenses · 86 students

3-year trend

128.212 yrs ago130.951 yr ago104.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
7
Aggravated assault
2

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs06
Liquor02

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
14

Valley Forge Military College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Valley Forge Military College 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
SubjectValley Forge Military College
96%94.5%97$6,398Community College
Alaska Christian College
—92.5%46$7,063Community College
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology
——29—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Emory University-Oxford College
—13.1%967$37,920Community College
Generations College
——310$18,894Community College
Jacksonville College-Main Campus
——518$6,157Community College
Louisburg College
—55.8%402$22,694Community College
Shorter College
——287$14,060Community College
Peer group median96%74.2%299$14,060

Institutions like Valley Forge Military College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Valley Forge Military College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Valley Forge Military College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Valley Forge Military College.

What is the acceptance rate at Valley Forge Military College?

Valley Forge Military College's acceptance rate is 94.5% (596 admitted from 631 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Valley Forge Military College?

Valley Forge Military College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 96% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Valley Forge Military College?

Valley Forge Military College reports a total enrollment of 97 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Valley Forge Military College?

The average net price at Valley Forge Military College is $6,398 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Valley Forge Military College?

Valley Forge Military College's yield rate is 20.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Valley Forge Military College located?

Valley Forge Military College is located in Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-3695.

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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