Elaine Sterling Institute
For-profit College in Atlanta, GA.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention drops to 48% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,118 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,249 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $29,550 at $0–30k against $26,414 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 66% of students at an average of $4,993. Borrowing is widespread: 70% take federal loans.
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 · 576 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 | $29,550 |
| $30–48k | $31,145 |
| $48–75k | $32,688 |
| $75–110k | $31,521 |
| $110k+ | $26,414 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 779 of these 1,118 students, totalling $3,907,298 — an average of $5,016 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Fulton 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)