American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New York, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 187 students of which 243 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York is categorized as “12” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 92.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $55,553, with published in-state tuition of $40,650 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 95.2% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $27,019 ten years after enrolling, compared with $17,742 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 28200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 40.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.