The Modern College of Design

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The Modern College of Design

The Modern College of Design operates as a private for-profit institution located in Kettering, Ohio (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 211 students of which 219 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The Modern College of Design is categorized as “12” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 91.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $39,359, with published in-state tuition of $31,468 and a Pell grant recipient share of 53.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 65.0%. Graduates earn a median of $42,187 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,074 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 11200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.