Mechanical engineering
Ranked #107 of 276 for valueMechanical Engineering · 29 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $103,254
- Ranked-college median: $91,366
- Median debt
- $19,750
- Ranked-college median: $20,713
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 1,302
Near the national median
National median 1,603
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyMiddle half of collegesNational median
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Average net price
$37,598
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $30,822
- Average net price
- $37,598
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
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43.3%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
83.9%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$72,038
Former students who received federal aid
Where Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology ranks
- #107Best colleges for mechanical engineeringof 276 ranked
- #147Best colleges for engineeringof 327 ranked
Programs at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
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Bachelor's majors where Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
Engineering
Ranked #147 of 327 for valueMechanical Engineering · 29 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $103,254
- Ranked-college median: $91,742
- Median debt
- $19,750
- Ranked-college median: $21,000
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Total students
1,302
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Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate college
A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields.
Colleges like Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY
Benjamin Franklin Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY, United States
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Campus
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Baccalaureate college
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityNew York, NY · about 8 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- vaughn.edu
Colleges nearby
- Long Island Business Institute2.8 miFlushing
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens3 miRego Park- CUNY LaGuardia Community College3.2 miLong Island City
Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel3.8 miNew York
Helene Fuld College of Nursing4 miNew York
Marymount Manhattan College4.1 miNew York
Colleges nearby
- Long Island Business Institute3 mi from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens3 mi from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- CUNY LaGuardia Community College3 mi from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel4 mi from Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
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How much is Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology tuition?
Tuition at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is $30,822 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $37,598 a year.
What is the average net price at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
The average net price at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $37,598 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
43.3% of first-time, full-time students at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology?
The closest matches are NYIT, RIT, and Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
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- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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