10-yr median earnings
$33,193
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Houston, Texas
Fortis Institute
Fortis Institute is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. 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.
- 64.3%
- 150%-time completion
- $18,332
- Avg net price / yr
- $33,193
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Fortis Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 28th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 64.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Fortis Institute 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: Health 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
D
College Value Score
45/100
Fortis Institute
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 F
$33,193
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,332
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
24.1%
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
$18,332
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
64.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Fortis Institute 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 Fortis Institute 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.
Fortis Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,193 28th percentile higher than 28% 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 | Fortis Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,193 | #3688 of 5103 | 28th |
| Average net price | $18,332 | #2753 of 5020 | 45th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.3% | #1876 of 4858 | 61st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 422 | #2995 of 5462 | 45th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
422
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
64.3%
150%-time completion
$33,193
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Fortis Institute ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Fortis Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,193 | #204 of 324 | 37th |
| Average net price | $18,332 | #170 of 340 | 50th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.3% | #114 of 324 | 65th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 422 | #190 of 366 | 48th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 204 | Fortis InstituteThis school | $33,193 | $18,332 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Fortis Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,756 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,593 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,258 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$24,474 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Fortis Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $18,332 |
79.0%
Pell Grant Rate
67.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Fortis Institute costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $21,595 to $15,326 (-29.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,5952023 · $15,326
Over the same years, enrollment went -0.3% (333 → 332 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
43.4%
Female
63.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$32,765
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.6%
Earning Over $25K
24.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 64.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,765 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,193 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 50.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 24.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 6 | 175 | $39,381 | $57,077 | $12,588 |
| Associate's | 1 | 13 | $42,428 | $42,428 | $18,951 |
Top programs at Fortis Institute by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$57,077 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$42,645 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$42,428 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$40,769 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$32,325 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$31,824 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$31,643 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 8 | $57,077 | $20,000 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | 33 | $42,645 | $13,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 13 | $42,428 | $18,951 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Certificate | 7 | $40,769 | $9,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 21 | $32,325 | $10,529 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 85 | $31,824 | $9,500 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 21 | $31,643 | $13,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Fortis Institute? ▼
Fortis Institute is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 422 students.
How much do Fortis Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Fortis Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,193 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,765.
How much does Fortis Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Fortis Institute is $18,332.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute? ▼
Fortis Institute has a 64.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Fortis Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Fortis Institute is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $33,193 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 24.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
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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