Private nonprofit

Word of Life Bible Institute

Pottersville, New York·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·wordoflife.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
Total enrollment
489
peer median 54
Avg net price
$11,981
-$11k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
80%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%
Non-Pell
90%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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

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

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
Undergraduate Certificate · Theology And Religious Vocations
35%
$12,000 debt · $34,437 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1997Next review Jul 2032
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 1993

Action history · 1

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

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$9,532
$30–48k$10,249
$48–75k$12,169
$75–110k$14,267
$110k+$15,648

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

Avg net price (private)
$11,981
-$10,826vs peer median $22,808
Federal loans
40.0%
In-state tuition
$11,500
Out-of-state
$11,500

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 261 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
261
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,499,003 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
342 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$570K
161 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$491K
165 loan awards
Parent PLUS$149K
16 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 207 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
207
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.0%
2017
6.4%
2018
2.4%
2019
1.4%
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 Word of Life Bible Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
489
12-mo unduplicated
683
Undergraduate
683
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%316
Women
54%367

Race / ethnicity composition

White
69.2%
Non-resident
12.9%
Unknown
6.9%
Hispanic
5.5%
Black
3.3%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Two or more
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
97
48 M · 49 W
Women athletes
50.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$182K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$4K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$1K
$1K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
23 M · 16 W
$27K
Basketball
15 M · 10 W
$57K
Cross Country
11 M · 7 W
$18K
Softball
· 10 W
$7K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$9K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 487 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
    22.0:1

    Word of Life Bible Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Word of Life Bible 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
    SubjectWord of Life Bible Institute
    80%489$11,981
    Academy of Interactive Entertainment
    41.6%47$36,609
    Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology
    135
    Capital Health School of Nursing
    66
    Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology
    16
    Circle in the Square Theatre School
    8.0%39$29,537
    Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging
    38
    Derech Hachaim Seminary
    93.3%300$8,253
    Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing
    65
    Florida School of Traditional Midwifery
    88.0%54
    Graham Hospital School of Nursing
    100.0%40$19,888
    Great Lakes Boat Building School
    26$26,464
    Heritage Valley Health System School of Nursing
    82.1%71
    Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing
    20.0%178$21,187
    JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools
    58.6%188$33,035
    Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing
    100
    Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center
    51
    Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital
    100.0%14$14,085
    Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology
    11
    Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology
    21
    National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts
    100.0%16
    Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater
    53.3%67$33,096
    Portland Actors Conservatory
    75.0%11$29,915
    Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
    29.2%294$18,616
    Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
    88.9%145$27,833
    School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden
    0.0%14
    St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing
    329
    St. Louis Med Tech
    12
    Studio Incamminati
    100.0%39
    The Ailey School
    32.5%94$31,130
    Trinity Health System School of Nursing
    100.0%26$8,454
    UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology
    16
    UPMC Jameson School of Nursing
    99.6%326$22,014
    UPMC Mercy School of Nursing
    87.9%308$30,944
    UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
    77.9%715$23,601
    UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
    80.8%97$19,096
    Upper Valley Educators Institute
    51
    Washington Health System School of Nursing
    37
    Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing
    100.0%164$19,666
    Peer group median80%82.1%54$22,808

    Word of Life Bible Institute Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Daniel Skau
      Registrar and Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Word of Life Bible Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Word of Life Bible Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Word of Life Bible Institute?

    Word of Life Bible Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Word of Life Bible Institute?

    Word of Life Bible Institute reports a total enrollment of 489 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Word of Life Bible Institute?

    The average net price at Word of Life Bible Institute is $11,981 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Word of Life Bible Institute located?

    Word of Life Bible Institute is located in Pottersville, New York 12860-0129.

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