Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia
For-profit College in Philadelphia, PA. Median 10-year earnings $32,473.
Students who entered Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia reach a median of $32,473 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Median debt at graduation is $17,200, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
Admissions
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 69 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. 52% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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. Retention is strong at 94%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 35:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. At 578 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 578 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $29,697 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $29,671 at $0–30k, $35,049 at $110k+. 82% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,185 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 67% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 186 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 | $29,671 |
| $30–48k | $29,511 |
| $48–75k | $30,987 |
| $75–110k | $32,344 |
| $110k+ | $35,049 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 385 of these 578 students, totalling $3,185,418 — an average of $8,274 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Philadelphia 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)