Ross College-Grand
Rapids North
For-profit College in Grand Rapids, MI. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $30,072.
Students who entered Ross College-Grand Rapids North reach a median of $30,072 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 57%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
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
57% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 45% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. A 43:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a for-profit two-year institution, 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. At 525 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 525 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,535 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,911 at $0–30k, $24,414 at $110k+. 62% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,961 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 56% 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 · 265 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 | $19,911 |
| $30–48k | $20,414 |
| $48–75k | $20,937 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $24,414 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 295 of these 525 students, totalling $1,568,952 — an average of $5,318 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kent 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)