Word of
Life Bible Institute
Private College in Pottersville, NY. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $36,173.
Students who entered Word of Life Bible Institute reach a median of $36,173 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Completion is a strength: 80% of students finish within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.5 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
A 80% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention of 82% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 549 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 549 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,513 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($12,632 versus $17,626), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 100% of students receive it, averaging $12,904. 43% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 346 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 | $12,632 |
| $30–48k | $12,966 |
| $48–75k | $14,683 |
| $75–110k | $16,486 |
| $110k+ | $17,626 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 234 of these 549 students, totalling $1,417,268 — an average of $6,057 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Warren 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)