10-yr median earnings
$22,782
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · New York, New York
The Ailey School
The Ailey School is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $22,782
- 10-yr median earnings
- 32.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $35,855
- Avg net price / yr
- 73.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
The Ailey School pairs modest former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 7th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 32.5%
- acceptance rate
- 73.9%
- 150%-time completion
- -4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The Ailey School 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
30/100
The Ailey School
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
$22,782
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$35,855
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$17,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$35,855
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The Ailey School 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 The Ailey School 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.
The Ailey School: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$22,782 7th percentile higher than 7% of 5,103 US colleges
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Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | The Ailey School | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,782 | #4757 of 5103 | 7th |
| Average net price | $35,855 | #4771 of 5020 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.9% | #1111 of 4858 | 77th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 94 | #4388 of 5462 | 20th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
94
Undergraduate enrollment
32.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
73.9%
150%-time completion
$22,782
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How The Ailey School ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The Ailey School | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $22,782 | #288 of 299 | 4th |
| Average net price | $35,855 | #297 of 328 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.9% | #103 of 322 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 94 | #293 of 367 | 20th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 288 | The Ailey SchoolThis school | $22,782 | $35,855 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 32.5% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,817 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,817 |
| Average Net Price | $35,855 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $29,508 |
| Over $110,000 | $39,468 |
23.9%
Pell Grant Rate
36.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$17,500
Median Debt
$186/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at The Ailey School swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $25,231 to $31,130 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +15.2%, 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
$25,231
Highest year
$31,130
Most recent (2023)
$31,130
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,0272023 · $31,130
Over the same years, enrollment went -3.3% (91 → 88 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
78.9%
Female
Outcomes
$23,620
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 73.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $23,620 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $22,782 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $17,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $186/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Certificate | 34 | $24,453 | $13,898 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The Ailey School? ▼
The Ailey School is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. The acceptance rate is 32.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 94 students.
How much do The Ailey School former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The Ailey School who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $22,782 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $23,620.
How much does The Ailey School cost? ▼
The average net price at The Ailey School is $35,855. In-state tuition is $14,817 and out-of-state tuition is $14,817. Median student debt at graduation is $17,500.
What is the graduation rate at The Ailey School? ▼
The Ailey School has a 73.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is The Ailey School worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The Ailey School is $17,500, while former students earn a median of $22,782 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 77% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $186.
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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