Flushing, New York · Private Non-Profit
Mechanical Engineering at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 77 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.9% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~77
- Schools with reported signal
- 402
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 39.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $39,986/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $159,944
- Median debt
- $21,125
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,973/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 402 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($20,574 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($843 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 98% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.6% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 3.8% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 2.3% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.3% reported share · $3,399 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 2.7% reported share · $6,541 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 2.2% reported share · $4,831 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 1.3% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering accounts for 5.9% of reported programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 77 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology's average net price is $39,986 per year, about $159,944 over four years. That is $20,574 above the $19,412 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,973 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $843 above the $64,130 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology #395 of 402 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.