10-yr median earnings
$36,173
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Pottersville, New York
Word of Life Bible Institute
Word of Life Bible Institute is a private nonprofit institution in Pottersville, 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.
- $36,173
- 10-yr median earnings
- $14,516
- Avg net price / yr
- 83.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Word of Life Bible Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 35th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Word of Life Bible Institute 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
C+
College Value Score
61/100
Word of Life Bible Institute
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
$36,173
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,516
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
83.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
69.9%
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
$14,516
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
83.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 83.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Word of Life Bible Institute 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 Word of Life Bible Institute 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.
Word of Life Bible Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$36,173 35th percentile higher than 35% 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 | Word of Life Bible Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,173 | #3312 of 5103 | 35th |
| Average net price | $14,516 | #2002 of 5020 | 60th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.7% | #518 of 4858 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 489 | #2878 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
489
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
83.7%
150%-time completion
$36,173
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Word of Life Bible Institute 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 | Word of Life Bible Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,173 | #241 of 299 | 19th |
| Average net price | $14,516 | #128 of 328 | 61st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.7% | #53 of 322 | 84th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 489 | #180 of 367 | 51st |
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 | - |
| 241 | Word of Life Bible InstituteThis school | $36,173 | $14,516 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Word of Life Bible Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,632 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,966 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$14,683 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,626 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Word of Life Bible Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,500 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,500 |
| Average Net Price | $14,516 |
45.2%
Pell Grant Rate
42.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Word of Life Bible Institute rose +45.4% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $8,242 in 2013 to $11,981 in 2023, a rise of $3,739 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,2422023 · $11,981
Over the same years, enrollment went -2.3% (562 → 549 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
52.8%
Female
23.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$29,575
Median Earnings (6yr)
42.4%
Earning Over $25K
69.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 83.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,575 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $36,173 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 42.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 69.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $127/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Certificate | 410 | $34,437 | $12,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Word of Life Bible Institute? ▼
Word of Life Bible Institute is a private nonprofit institution in Pottersville, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 489 students.
How much do Word of Life Bible Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Word of Life Bible Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,173 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,575.
How much does Word of Life Bible Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Word of Life Bible Institute is $14,516. In-state tuition is $11,500 and out-of-state tuition is $11,500. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Word of Life Bible Institute? ▼
Word of Life Bible Institute has a 83.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Word of Life Bible Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Word of Life Bible Institute is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $36,173 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 33% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 69.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
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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