- The Inkwell
- New York
- Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NYSuburb: largeZIP 11746Founded 1972
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1972
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1974
- Website
- www.ftc.edu
New YorkPrivate for-profit
Five Towns College
Five Towns College is a private for-profit college in Dix Hills, New York, with 547 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $21,094 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention70%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans36%
$21,094net price / year
54%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$46,311median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,300median debt
#1,419 of 1,704 for earnings#953 of 1,739 for lowest net price#920 of 1,738 for graduation rate#280 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $41,260tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,100
- Average net price
- $21,094national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,968
$30,001–48,000$14,623
$48,001–75,000$17,630
$75,001–110,000$28,280
$110,001+$29,038
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 54%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 49%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,276
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,311middle 50%: $27,954–$66,620
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,300
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,620
Median, Five Towns College$46,311
Lower quarter$27,954
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 547
- Part-time
- 7.0%
- Women / men
- 33% / 67%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 14%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,870 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,645
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White43%
Hispanic29%
Black18%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown5.5%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management35%
Visual & performing arts30%
Communication & journalism16%
Legal professions9.5%
Computer & information sciences5.7%
Liberal arts & humanities1.9%
Education0.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 191205. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5456170.