Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, New York · Website
$64,973
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,973
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Flushing, New York with 1,302 undergraduates and 13 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $39,986 a year (tuition and fees $29,810). 39% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,973 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,125 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$39,986
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,810
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
39%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,125
About $224 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,973
Rank 536 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $39,986
- Tuition and fees
- $29,810
- Cost of attendance
- $47,346
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $38,079
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $40,001
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $41,305
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $43,077
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $43,008
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $22,680 in 2015-16 to $29,810 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,302
- Graduate students
- 13
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Women
- 14%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 22
- Endowment
- $7.63M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 536 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $39,986 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,810 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,125 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,890 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,973 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
22 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 218 | $19,000 | $40,857 | $82,928 | $58,424 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $23,500 | $32,591 | $76,979 | $85,825 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,500 | $74,472 | $103,254 | $92,135 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $51,567 | $85,222 | $82,073 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Air TransportationAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,808 | $75,495 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,519 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,809 |
| Air TransportationMaster's | Master's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Air TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,259 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,737 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $44,125 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology cost?
$39,986 a year is the average net price at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,810, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $47,346. Families earning under $30,000 pay $38,079 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates earn?
$64,973 a year is the median pay of former Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,890 after 6 years). That ranks 536 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's) at $74,472.
How much student debt do Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates have?
$21,125 is the median federal student loan debt of Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates, about $224 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (218 associate's graduates), Air Transportation (59 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (30 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 22 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.