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
- $20,7991,150th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,9501,345th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9501,251st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,7921,234th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,8871,770th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,3051,856th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.0%1,204th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.7%1,002nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.0%667th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5331,665th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.6%539th highest of 2,140 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.
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