College of Micronesia-FSM
Public Community College in Pohnpei, FM. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $24,651.
Students who entered College of Micronesia-FSM reach a median of $24,651 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 87%, College of Micronesia-FSM takes nearly everyone who applies. The applicant pool is small at 1,322, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 49% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A six-year graduation rate of 34% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Just 40% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. At 13:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 1,740 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,737 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,245 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $6,747 at $0–30k, $7,837 at $75–110k. 84% of students receive grant aid, averaging $3,447 — common but not automatic.
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 · 478 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 | $6,747 |
| $30–48k | $7,903 |
| $48–75k | $6,985 |
| $75–110k | $7,837 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)