10-yr median earnings
$41,951
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie Institute of Technology Inc
Erie Institute of Technology Inc is a private for-profit institution in Erie, Pennsylvania. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 75.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $30,164
- Avg net price / yr
- $41,951
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Erie Institute of Technology Inc posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 47%
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Erie Institute of Technology Inc 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions"), 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
C-
College Value Score
51/100
Erie Institute of Technology Inc
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 C-
$41,951
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$30,164
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
75.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,738
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
56.4%
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
$30,164
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
75.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 75.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Erie Institute of Technology Inc 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 Erie Institute of Technology Inc 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.
Erie Institute of Technology Inc: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$41,951 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 | Erie Institute of Technology Inc | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,951 | #2379 of 5103 | 53rd |
| Average net price | $30,164 | #4494 of 5020 | 10th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.8% | #963 of 4858 | 80th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 221 | #3554 of 5462 | 35th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
221
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
75.8%
150%-time completion
$41,951
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Erie Institute of Technology Inc ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Erie Institute of Technology Inc | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,951 | #177 of 270 | 34th |
| Average net price | $30,164 | #235 of 264 | 11th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 75.8% | #66 of 259 | 75th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 221 | #176 of 282 | 38th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 177 | Erie Institute of Technology IncThis school | $41,951 | $30,164 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Erie Institute of Technology Inc
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,897 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$27,512 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$34,540 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,267 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Erie Institute of Technology Inc - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,264 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,264 |
| Average Net Price | $30,164 |
47.5%
Pell Grant Rate
50.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,738
Median Debt
$114/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Erie Institute of Technology Inc swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $12,251 to $19,453 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +21.4%, 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
$12,251
Highest year
$19,453
Most recent (2023)
$19,173
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,7972023 · $19,173
Over the same years, enrollment went -15.3% (216 → 183 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
9.4%
Female
50.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$37,468
Median Earnings (6yr)
52.4%
Earning Over $25K
56.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 75.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $37,468 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $41,951 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 52.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 56.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,738 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $114/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 4 | 0 | $52,446 | $57,554 | $9,630 |
| Associate's | 2 | 0 | $49,126 | $49,126 | - |
Top programs at Erie Institute of Technology Inc by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$57,554 median earnings
- Environmental Control Tech…
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
$50,596 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$49,189 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
$49,126 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | - | $57,554 | $11,152 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | $50,596 | $10,688 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | - | $49,189 | $8,475 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Associate's | - | $49,126 | - |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's | - | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | - | $8,206 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Erie Institute of Technology Inc? ▼
Erie Institute of Technology Inc is a private for-profit institution in Erie, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 221 students.
How much do Erie Institute of Technology Inc former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Erie Institute of Technology Inc who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $41,951 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $37,468.
How much does Erie Institute of Technology Inc cost? ▼
The average net price at Erie Institute of Technology Inc is $30,164. In-state tuition is $15,264 and out-of-state tuition is $15,264. Median student debt at graduation is $10,738.
What is the graduation rate at Erie Institute of Technology Inc? ▼
Erie Institute of Technology Inc has a 75.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Erie Institute of Technology Inc worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Erie Institute of Technology Inc is $10,738, while former students earn a median of $41,951 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 56.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $114.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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