Herzing University-Nashville
Private College in Nashville, TN. Median 10-year earnings $36,909.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,909, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Herzing University-Nashville admits 93% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 55, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 69% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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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. First-year retention of 80% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. This is a small school — 75 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 75 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,456 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $19,220 at $0–30k against $23,753 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 95% of students receive it, averaging $6,032. Borrowing is widespread: 93% take federal loans.
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 · 13 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 | $19,220 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | $19,608 |
| $75–110k | $24,661 |
| $110k+ | $23,753 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 70 of these 75 students, totalling $735,941 — an average of $10,513 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Davidson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026