Private nonprofit · Community college

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

New York, New York · Large city

75%
Transfer rate: $22,872
Avg net price: 25%
Grad / completion: $54,695
Median earnings

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in New York, New York (large city setting), enrolling 270 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 270 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersNear the coast

About New York, New York

New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. In the pre-Columbian era, the area of present-day New York City was inhabited by Algonquians, including Munsee-speaking Lenape. New York City is frequently the setting for novels, movies, and television programs and has been described as the cultural capital of the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 3 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 1 mile
Nearest airport: 6 miles to LaGuardia (LGA) · major hub

How American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service compares

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #166 of 185 in New York

First-year retention38%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,695

Higher than 94% · #26 of 148 in New York

Average net price$22,872

Cheaper than 23% · #125 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$21,150

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment270

Larger than 51%

Percentiles compare American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women18368%
Men8732%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black23%
Hispanic17%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 270
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 34%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 79%
Median family income: $26,863
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $30,123

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $20,018
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,000
Total cost of attendance: $26,418
Average net price: $22,872

Outcomes

Graduated: 25%
First-year retention: 38%
Transferred to another college: 75%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $47,902
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $54,695
Median debt at graduation: $21,150
Students with federal loans: 54%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

25%

Low-income (Pell)

21%

First-generation

25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$19,506

$30–48k

$22,331

$48–75k

$26,418

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $54,695
Typical debt at graduation: $21,150
Debt vs. one year's pay: 39%
Out-earn a HS grad: 67%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$53,418

Men

$65,758

Men out-earn women by $12,340 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 49.5″
Annual snow: 29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Cntrl PK Twr, NY US station (1.8 mi from campus).

What American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service graduates study — and earn

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

89 grads$48k 1 yr$63k 5 yr$28k debt

89$47,982$62,994$28,400

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.