Gupton Jones
College of Funeral Service
Private College in Decatur, GA. Six-year graduation rate 75%. Median 10-year earnings $42,636.
Students who entered Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service land at a median of $42,636 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate of 75% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $16,417, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 75% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 75% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention of 74% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 25% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 24:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a private nonprofit two-year college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 451 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,629 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $28,697 at $0–30k, $30,536 at $48–75k. Grant aid is widespread — 89% of students receive it, averaging $1,563. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 22% 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 · 143 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 | $28,697 |
| $30–48k | $29,350 |
| $48–75k | $30,536 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 101 of these 451 students, totalling $256,658 — an average of $2,541 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (DeKalb County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)