10-yr median earnings
$24,879
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Merced, California
Milan Institute-Merced
Milan Institute-Merced is a private for-profit institution in Merced, California. 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.
- 50.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,396
- Avg net price / yr
- $24,879
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Milan Institute-Merced posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 11th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 50.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Milan Institute-Merced 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
34/100
Milan Institute-Merced
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
$24,879
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,396
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
50.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
30.9%
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
$23,396
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
50.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 50.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Milan Institute-Merced 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 Milan Institute-Merced 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.
Milan Institute-Merced: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$24,879 11th percentile higher than 11% 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 | Milan Institute-Merced | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,879 | #4525 of 5103 | 11th |
| Average net price | $23,396 | #3708 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 50.4% | #2936 of 4858 | 40th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 359 | #3137 of 5462 | 43rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
359
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
50.4%
150%-time completion
$24,879
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Milan Institute-Merced ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Milan Institute-Merced | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,879 | #452 of 493 | 8th |
| Average net price | $23,396 | #293 of 495 | 41st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 50.4% | #324 of 483 | 33rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 359 | #306 of 553 | 45th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 452 | Milan Institute-MercedThis school | $24,879 | $23,396 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Milan Institute-Merced
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,940 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,287 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,506 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,338 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Milan Institute-Merced - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,396 |
65.0%
Pell Grant Rate
55.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Milan Institute-Merced rose +82.6% since 2014
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $15,383 in 2014 to $28,094 in 2023, a rise of $12,711 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $15,3832023 · $28,094
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
86.3%
Female
59.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,450
Median Earnings (6yr)
24.6%
Earning Over $25K
30.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 50.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,450 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $24,879 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 24.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 30.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Milan Institute-Merced by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$33,062 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$32,912 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$32,234 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe…
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$23,833 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 20 | $33,062 | $8,386 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 11 | $32,912 | $9,236 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 44 | $32,234 | $9,235 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 63 | $23,833 | $6,333 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Milan Institute-Merced? ▼
Milan Institute-Merced is a private for-profit institution in Merced, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 359 students.
How much do Milan Institute-Merced former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Milan Institute-Merced who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,879 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,450.
How much does Milan Institute-Merced cost? ▼
The average net price at Milan Institute-Merced is $23,396.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Milan Institute-Merced? ▼
Milan Institute-Merced has a 50.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Milan Institute-Merced worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Milan Institute-Merced is $6,333, while former students earn a median of $24,879 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 30.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
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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