10-yr median earnings
$60,955
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Troy, Ohio
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is a private nonprofit institution in Troy, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $60,955
- 10-yr median earnings
- $21,409
- Avg net price / yr
- 88.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 15%
- former-student earnings, US
- 88.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Fringe
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Hobart Institute of Welding Technology 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
B
College Value Score
74/100
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
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 A-
$60,955
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,409
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$5,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B-
67.4%
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
$21,409
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
88.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Hobart Institute of Welding Technology 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 Hobart Institute of Welding Technology 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.
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$60,955 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,955 | #753 of 5103 | 85th |
| Average net price | $21,409 | #3350 of 5020 | 33rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.9% | #259 of 4858 | 95th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 356 | #3145 of 5462 | 42nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
356
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
88.9%
150%-time completion
$60,955
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Hobart Institute of Welding Technology ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $60,955 | #21 of 243 | 91st |
| Average net price | $21,409 | #146 of 228 | 36th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.9% | #9 of 235 | 96th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 356 | #131 of 257 | 49th |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 21 | Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyThis school | $60,955 | $21,409 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$18,118 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,176 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$21,437 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$24,426 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $21,409 |
20.7%
Pell Grant Rate
26.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$5,500
Median Debt
$58/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $18,362 to $29,633 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -9.4%, 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
$18,362
Highest year
$29,633
Most recent (2023)
$20,705
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,8532023 · $20,705
Over the same years, enrollment went +14.7% (285 → 327 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
2.8%
Female
35.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$52,314
Median Earnings (6yr)
81.4%
Earning Over $25K
67.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 88.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $52,314 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $60,955 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 81.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 67.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $5,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $58/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 306 | $59,016 | $5,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Hobart Institute of Welding Technology? ▼
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is a private nonprofit institution in Troy, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 356 students.
How much do Hobart Institute of Welding Technology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $60,955 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $52,314.
How much does Hobart Institute of Welding Technology cost? ▼
The average net price at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is $21,409.. Median student debt at graduation is $5,500.
What is the graduation rate at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology? ▼
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has a 88.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Hobart Institute of Welding Technology worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology is $5,500, while former students earn a median of $60,955 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 9% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 67.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $58.
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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