Ensign College
Private Community College in Salt Lake City, UT. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $50,630.
Students who entered Ensign College land at a median of $50,630 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 54% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. With 34% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 24% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 26:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,969 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $12,505 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,436 at $0–30k against $14,145 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 19% of students receive any. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 2% of students.
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 · 449 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 | $10,436 |
| $30–48k | $10,525 |
| $48–75k | $11,481 |
| $75–110k | $12,403 |
| $110k+ | $14,145 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 114 of these 5,969 students, totalling $333,047 — an average of $2,921 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Salt Lake County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026