Dunwoody College
of Technology
Private Community College in Minneapolis, MN. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $61,511.
A decade after enrolling, the median Dunwoody College of Technology student earns $61,511 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Six-year completion sits at 64%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $16,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 99% of applicants are accepted. With 533 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 68% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. 4% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 18–26 | 13 (4%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 64%, meaning about one in three students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,417 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,192 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $22,072 at the $0–30k band to $33,568 at $110k+. About 61% get grants averaging $9,825, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 55% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 355 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 | $22,072 |
| $30–48k | $22,324 |
| $48–75k | $24,219 |
| $75–110k | $27,706 |
| $110k+ | $33,568 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 779 of these 1,417 students, totalling $5,288,134 — an average of $6,788 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hennepin 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)