Gould's Academy
For-profit College in Bartlett, TN.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. 93% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The 7:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a for-profit short-program school, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 275, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 275 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,810 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,950 at $0–30k against $23,699 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 56% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,178 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing reaches 53% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 66 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $18,950 |
| $30–48k | $16,304 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $23,699 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 146 of these 275 students, totalling $994,286 — an average of $6,810 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Shelby County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)