10-yr median earnings
$39,899
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · New York, New York
Circle in the Square Theatre School
Circle in the Square Theatre School is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $39,899
- 10-yr median earnings
- 8.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $28,089
- Avg net price / yr
The verdict
Circle in the Square Theatre School pairs modest former-student earnings with a highly selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 47th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 8.0%
- acceptance rate
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Circle in the Square Theatre School profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
33/100
Circle in the Square Theatre School
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$39,899
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,089
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$28,089
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Circle in the Square Theatre School vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Circle in the Square Theatre School ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Circle in the Square Theatre School: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,899 47th percentile higher than 47% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Circle in the Square Theatre School | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,899 | #2695 of 5103 | 47th |
| Average net price | $28,089 | #4290 of 5020 | 15th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 39 | #5070 of 5462 | 7th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
39
Undergraduate enrollment
8.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$39,899
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Circle in the Square Theatre School ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Circle in the Square Theatre School | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,899 | #216 of 299 | 28th |
| Average net price | $28,089 | #255 of 328 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 39 | #339 of 367 | 8th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 216 | Circle in the Square Theatre SchoolThis school | $39,899 | $28,089 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 8.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $25,610 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $25,610 |
| Average Net Price | $28,089 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $28,089 |
10.0%
Pell Grant Rate
48.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Circle in the Square Theatre School swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $29,537 to $47,465 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -15.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$29,537
Highest year
$47,465
Most recent (2023)
$29,537
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $35,0872023 · $29,537
Over the same years, enrollment went -35.9% (78 → 50 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
56.8%
Female
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,899 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Certificate | 15 | $32,905 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Circle in the Square Theatre School? ▼
Circle in the Square Theatre School is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. The acceptance rate is 8.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 39 students.
How much do Circle in the Square Theatre School former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Circle in the Square Theatre School who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,899 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates.
How much does Circle in the Square Theatre School cost? ▼
The average net price at Circle in the Square Theatre School is $28,089. In-state tuition is $25,610 and out-of-state tuition is $25,610.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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