Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, NY · Private four-year · City: Large
1,202undergraduates
$37,171average net price per year
43%graduate in 6 years
68%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
6 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (1)
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate (166 awarded), Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Transportation and materials moving (1)
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (12 awarded), Bachelor's (65 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded), Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $28,850
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,180
- Books and supplies
- $1,900
- Other on-campus costs
- $7,200
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $52,130
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $52,130
- Total cost living at home
- $40,450
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $38,544 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $38,720 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $42,954 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $43,229 |
| Over $110,000 | $40,658 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 94%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 86%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $7,718
- Got a grant from the college
- 78%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,834
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 53%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 54%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,105
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 22%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 38%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 43%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 45%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 40%
- Transferred to another college
- 14%
- Came back for year two
- 68%
| Pell grant students | 50% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 38% |
| Neither | 21% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16 | 50% (small group) |
| Men | 65 | 42% |
| Asian | 9 | 44% (small group) |
| Black | 22 | 41% |
| Hispanic | 20 | 45% |
| White | 17 | 35% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 11 | 45% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 310 | 45% | 22% |
| Started here, part-time | 44 | 16% | 25% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 251 | 47% | 21% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 44 | 34% | 16% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,212
- Undergraduates
- 1,202
- Full-time undergraduates
- 874
- Part-time undergraduates
- 328
- Graduate students
- 10
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 24%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 6%
| Women | 13% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 15% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 29% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| White | 14% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 21% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 86-01 23rd Avenue, Flushing, NY, 11369
- County
- Queens County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NSCAA
- Offers
- Air Force ROTC, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.