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Valley Forge Military College

Wayne, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·vfmac.edu
Acceptance
94.5%
6-yr Graduation
96%
+46.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
97
peer median 88
Avg net price
$20,857
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

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.

Overall completion
96%+46.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
82%

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,596
$30–48k$22,278
$48–75k$28,830
$75–110k$20,178
$110k+$15,175

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,857
vs Community College median $20,857
Federal loans
12.2%
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.

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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs15
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

45 total completions
01Security/Protective
2044.4%
02Computer Sciences
613.3%
03Business
613.3%
04Biological Sciences
511.1%
05Engineering
48.9%
06Liberal Arts
24.4%
07Social Sciences
12.2%
08History
12.2%
09Health Professions
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
97
12-mo unduplicated
112
Undergraduate
112
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
88%98
Women
13%14

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.5%
Hispanic
9.6%
Asian
9.6%
Two or more
9.6%
Black
6.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.4%
Unknown
1.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

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.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
130.95
11 offenses · 84 students

3-year trend

118.182 yrs ago128.211 yr ago130.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
34
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
8
Rape
1
Arson
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 1 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

  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs011
Liquor05

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
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.

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$20,857Community College
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
50%90.2%112$10,120
Saint Vincent Seminary
79
Lancaster Theological Seminary
66
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
46
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook
42%100.0%170$38,775
Peer group median50%94.5%88$20,857

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 $20,857 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.

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