10-yr median earnings
$50,798
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Wayne, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Military College
Valley Forge Military College is a private nonprofit institution in Wayne, Pennsylvania. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $50,798
- 10-yr median earnings
- $6,398
- Avg net price / yr
- 94.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Valley Forge Military College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 94.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +41%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Valley Forge Military College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional"), 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
A-
College Value Score
80/100
Valley Forge Military College
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 B
$50,798
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,398
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
94.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
61.8%
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
$6,398
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
94.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 94.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Valley Forge Military College 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 Valley Forge Military College 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.
Valley Forge Military College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,798 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 | Valley Forge Military College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,798 | #1419 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $6,398 | #552 of 5020 | 89th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 94.9% | #75 of 4858 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 90 | #4445 of 5462 | 19th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
90
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
94.9%
150%-time completion
$50,798
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Valley Forge Military College ranks in Pennsylvania
State rank among 270 reporting Pennsylvania colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Valley Forge Military College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,798 | #132 of 270 | 51st |
| Average net price | $6,398 | #7 of 264 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 94.9% | #5 of 259 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 90 | #215 of 282 | 24th |
Highest former-student earnings in Pennsylvania
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $138,767 | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | $114,862 | $31,944 |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | $111,371 | $28,699 |
| 4 | Lehigh University | $105,584 | $36,931 |
| 5 | Villanova University | $100,423 | $43,756 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | $93,807 | $40,766 |
| 7 | Lafayette College | $91,410 | $34,433 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | $86,881 | $29,689 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | $86,881 | $42,478 |
| 10 | Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing | $86,138 | - |
| 11 | Drexel University | $84,648 | $38,509 |
| 12 | Swarthmore College | $80,257 | $23,149 |
| 132 | Valley Forge Military CollegeThis school | $50,798 | $6,398 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $32,176 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $32,176 |
| Average Net Price | $6,398 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $6,398 |
29.4%
Pell Grant Rate
9.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Valley Forge Military College swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,857 to $42,939 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -37.8%, 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
$20,857
Highest year
$42,939
Most recent (2023)
$20,857
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $33,5582023 · $20,857
Over the same years, enrollment went -69.0% (268 → 83 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
11.5%
Female
33.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$36,080
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.3%
Earning Over $25K
61.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 94.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,080 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,798 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 61.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 2 | $51,534 | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 19 | $40,260 | $11,750 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Valley Forge Military College? ▼
Valley Forge Military College is a private nonprofit institution in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 90 students.
How much do Valley Forge Military College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Valley Forge Military College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,798 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,080.
How much does Valley Forge Military College cost? ▼
The average net price at Valley Forge Military College is $6,398. In-state tuition is $32,176 and out-of-state tuition is $32,176. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Valley Forge Military College? ▼
Valley Forge Military College has a 94.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Valley Forge Military College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Valley Forge Military College is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $50,798 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 19% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 61.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
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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