American Academy
McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
Private College in New York, NY. Six-year graduation rate 25%. Median 10-year earnings $54,695.
Students who entered American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service land at a median of $54,695 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Completion is the weak point: 25% graduate within six years. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,150, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 25% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 25% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 38% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 75% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 282 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,362 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,506 at $0–30k, $26,418 at $48–75k. Only 34% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 54% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 8 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,506 |
| $30–48k | $22,331 |
| $48–75k | $26,418 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 151 of these 282 students, totalling $545,214 — an average of $3,611 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (New York County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)