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Ross College-Sylvania

For-profit College in Sylvania, OH. Six-year graduation rate 53%. Median 10-year earnings $29,898.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
Ross College-Sylvania · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$29,898
Median debt at grad
$9,500
Graduation rate
53.2%
Federal loan default
0%

Ten-year median earnings of $29,898 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 53% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, a light load against those earnings.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags

Academics

Full-time retention
40%
Transfer-out rate
1%
Student:faculty
50:1

Completion is middling: 53% finish inside six years. 40% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 50:1 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. The undergraduate population is 2,411 — big enough for a real range of programs, small enough to navigate.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$22,692
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
75%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
61%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,411 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Net price lands at $22,692 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $22,865 at the $0–30k band to $31,364 at $110k+. About 75% get grants averaging $5,660, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 61% 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.

% receiving grants
80%
Average grant
$5,244

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 811 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 $22,865
$30–48k $22,676
$48–75k $22,863
$75–110k $25,842
$110k+ $31,364

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 1,463 of these 2,411 students, totalling $8,316,283 — an average of $5,684 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Lucas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$769/mo
1 bedroom
$820/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,076/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
34
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
Yes

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Ross College-Sylvania

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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