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Rob Roy Academy-Fall River

Fall River, Massachusetts · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$29,124
Avg net price
87%
Grad / completion
$32,113
Median earnings

Rob Roy Academy-Fall River is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fall River, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 97 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 97 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Fall River, Massachusetts

Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the establishment of the Plymouth Colony in 1620, the area that would one day become Troy City was inhabited by the Pocasset Wampanoag tribe, affiliated with the Pokanoket Confederacy headquartered at Mount Hope in what is now Bristol, Rhode Island. Fall River retains a vibrant mix of cultures that date back to its time as an immigration hub. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
10 miles to New Bedford (EWB)

How Rob Roy Academy-Fall River compares

Graduation rate87%

Higher than 86% · #12 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention85%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,113

Higher than 39% · #28 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$29,124

Cheaper than 10% · #44 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment97

Larger than 28%

Percentiles compare Rob Roy Academy-Fall River 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 Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

97undergrads
  • Women5557%
  • Men4243%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic21%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
97
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
57%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$9,257

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

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$29,124

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
87%
First-year retention
85%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
—
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,113
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
23%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

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
$28,772
$30–48k
$27,153
$48–75k
$31,644
$75–110k
$34,166
$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,630
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,630. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 56 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$32,113
Typical debt at graduation
$6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay
20%
Out-earn a HS grad
26%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
49.4″
Annual snow
38.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tiverton, RI US station (5.7 mi from campus).

What Rob Roy Academy-Fall River graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
68 grads$18k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

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.