Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Acceptance rate
86.4%
2025
Tuition per year
$15,313
$57,577 with room and board
Peer median $19,450
Undergraduates
254
Student-faculty ratio 29:1
Peer median 14 : 1
Graduation rate
54.5%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 54.5%
Peer median 57.4%
“Peers” are all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 2-year
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Website
- www.commonwealth.edu
- Undergraduates
- 254
- Student-faculty ratio
- 29 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Houston, about 15 mi
- Nearest international airport
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), about 5 mi
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Cody Lopasky (President)
- Phone
- 2818730262
- Address
- 415 Barren Springs Dr, Houston, TX 77090-5918
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 39% submitted SAT, 0% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
81 applicants in 2025, 86.4% admitted
70 admitted 11 not admitted Yield 100.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General. | $43,391 |
Students
254 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 30:70 · Freshman retention 34.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 161
- First-year undergraduates 70
- Transfers and others 23
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (254)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$57,577
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,313
- Room and board
- $42,264
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,491 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 23% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 237%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.4M
Expenses$2.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 17.6 mi
U.S. News #202
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Rice UniversityHouston · 18.8 mi
U.S. News #16
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University of HoustonHouston · 19.3 mi
U.S. News #137
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Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 69.4 mi
U.S. News #59
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The University of Texas at AustinAustin · 139.4 mi
U.S. News #34
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Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown · 140.6 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Baylor UniversityWaco · 147.2 mi
U.S. News #90
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Texas State UniversitySan Marcos · 150.6 mi
U.S. News #288
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Trinity UniversitySan Antonio · 186.7 mi
Liberal Arts #38
Peer median 0.0 · all 26 private two-year art and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.