Five Towns College
Dix Hills, NY · For-profit · Large suburb · FTC
For-profit institution in Dix Hills, NY · 533 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $35,887 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 25%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,7991,148th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,9501,334th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9501,240th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,7921,227th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,8871,759th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,3051,843rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.0%1,192nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.7%995th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.0%659th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5331,660th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.6%531st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 24 mi (JFK)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $26,739 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $26,546 | $25,194 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,710 | $28,019 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $16,478 | $17,652 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $16,169 | $16,169 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | $32,569 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1972source
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Fader the Seagullsource
- Motto: "Focus, Thrive, Create"source
- Campus size: about 35 acressource
- Notable alum: Adam Levinesource
- Notable alum: Joe Satrianisource
- Notable alum: Wyclef Jeansource
- Notable alum: Mike Portnoysource
- Notable alum: Julian Fernando Casablancas Christiansensource
Athletics — 2 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $76,730 (M $32,230 · W $44,500)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Five Towns College’s 533 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · 535 undergrads
- Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, NY · 536 undergrads
- Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · 515 undergrads
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY · 509 undergrads
- Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, NY · 582 undergrads
- Elmira CollegeElmira, NY · 583 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bushnell UniversityEugene, OR · 533 undergrads
- Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN · 533 undergrads
- Southern California Institute of TechnologyAnaheim, CA · 533 undergrads
- Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, NE · 534 undergrads
- United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND · 532 undergrads
- Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, MI · 531 undergrads
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- Official websiteftc.edu
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