Metropolitan Learning Institute
Private College in Rego Park, NY. Median 10-year earnings $25,916.
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 of 73% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit short-program school, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 511, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 511 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,699 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,371 at $0–30k against $14,154 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 94% of students receive it, averaging $7,620.
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 · 289 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 | $12,371 |
| $30–48k | $13,151 |
| $48–75k | $13,391 |
| $75–110k | $14,154 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Queens County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026