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Professional Academy

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. 89% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. 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. The undergraduate body is just 162, 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 162 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Students pay an average of $10,019 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. 47% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Most students borrow — 55% take federal loans to cover the gap.

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.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 89 of these 162 students, totalling $651,087 — an average of $7,316 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24