John A
Gupton College
Private College in Nashville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 38%. Median 10-year earnings $46,902.
Ten years after entry, the median John A Gupton College student earns $46,902 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 39% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $12,610 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 100%, John A Gupton College takes nearly everyone who applies. With 34 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 82% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
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 | — | 1 (4%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 18–23 | 27 (96%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 39% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential. Retention of 69% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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 160 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,334 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,391 at $0–30k against $26,245 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 61% of students at an average of $4,920. Federal borrowing reaches 36% 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 · 16 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 | $18,391 |
| $30–48k | $18,853 |
| $48–75k | $22,966 |
| $75–110k | $22,651 |
| $110k+ | $26,245 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 57 of these 160 students, totalling $270,389 — an average of $4,744 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
Veterans & GI Bill
Heightened Cash Monitoring (Compliance Audit Late or Missing); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)