New York
Automotive and Diesel Institute
For-profit College in Jamaica, NY. Six-year graduation rate 64%. Median 10-year earnings $50,963.
Ten years after entry, the median New York Automotive and Diesel Institute student earns $50,963 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 64%, meaning about one in three students who start do not finish. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $16,064, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 64%, meaning about one in three students who enroll leave without finishing. 88% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The part-time picture is harder: 75% return, against 88% full-time. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 657 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,423 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $21,418 at $0–30k versus $32,898 at $110k+. About 77% get grants averaging $6,535, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 65% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 157 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 | $21,418 |
| $30–48k | $22,231 |
| $48–75k | $27,449 |
| $75–110k | $31,428 |
| $110k+ | $32,898 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 424 of these 657 students, totalling $3,686,008 — an average of $8,693 each.
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
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)