College Unbound

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for College Unbound

College Unbound operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 491 students of which 520 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. College Unbound is categorized as “32” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,108, with published in-state tuition of $11,016 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 85.7%. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.