Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY · Private · Large city · VCAT
Private institution in Flushing, NY · 1,104 undergraduates · $64,973 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Pell Grant share
- Top 19%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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
- $39,7231,914th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,8501,322nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,8501,214th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,1741,402nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,125790th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,973379th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,890602nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.9%1,529th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.7%1,348th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1041,309th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.5%327th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1 mi (LGA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,204 | $56,415 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $59,350 | $61,516 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,964 | $53,358 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $46,673 | $39,523 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
USCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitevaughn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 188340)
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