Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Houston, TX · Private nonprofit · https://www.commonwealth.edu/ ↗

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit college in Houston, Texas, located in a large city. It enrolls 254 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards associate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest program is Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
254
Similar schools: 272
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$53,469
Similar schools: $15,555
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
86.4%
Similar schools: 80.2%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$45,324
Similar schools: $45,693
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,500
Similar schools: $17,676

What the data shows about Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Comparisons below use the medians for the 159 private nonprofit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $53,469 a year, higher than the $15,555 median for similar schools. It admits 86.4% of applicants, higher than the 80.2% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $45,324, about the same as the $45,693 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $17,676).