Five Towns College

Five Towns College is a private, nonprofit school located in the suburban setting of Dix Hills, NY, less than an hour from New York City.

Founded in 1972, Five Towns College currently enrolls around 632 students a year, including 605 undergrads. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

The school spends $6,224 for each full-time student enrolled.

2021 Admissions Facts About Five Towns College

Acceptance rate: 47%

Average GPA: 2.83

Does not offer early decision.

Offers early action.

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Five Towns College Acceptance Rate 2021

Admission to Five Towns College is moderately difficult. Around 47 percent of all applicants are admitted to Five Towns College each year. Out of 717 applications received, 337 students received an admissions offer.

The average high school GPA for a student at Five Towns College is 2.83 on a 4.0 scale.

Is Five Towns College a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Admissions difficulty and admitted student statistics can give you a sense of how competitive a school is, but they don't tell you how happy or successful students are.

Retention and graduation rates

Out of all the first-year, full-time undergrads who start at Five Towns College, around 67 percent return for their sophomore year.

Around 48 percent of students who started at Five Towns College earn their Bachelor's degrees within six years. Compare this to the average six-year graduation rate for colleges and universities in the U.S., which is around 61 percent for public schools and 67 percent for private.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement rates after graduation, average starting salaries, and the debt students graduate with can all give important clues about the value of a degree from a specific school.

Based on this information, how does Five Towns College sound? Remember, a school that is perfect for one person may not be the right school for another! So the real question to ask yourself: is Five Towns College a good school for YOU?

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