Eastern Suffolk BOCES
Public College in Riverhead, NY. Median 10-year earnings $63,394.
A decade after enrolling, the median Eastern Suffolk BOCES student earns $63,394 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 13 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,343 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,356 at $0–30k against $11,775 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 31% of students receive any. 8% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 11 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 | $8,356 |
| $30–48k | $13,649 |
| $48–75k | $7,673 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $11,775 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1 of these 13 students, totalling $9,500 — an average of $9,500 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Suffolk County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026