Nossi College
of Art and Design
For-profit College in Nashville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $35,113.
Students who entered Nossi College of Art and Design reach a median of $35,113 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 42% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation reaches $33,498, heavy enough to shape the years right after the degree.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.95 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Nossi College of Art and Design admits 46% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 298, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 50% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
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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Six-year completion sits at 42%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 88% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. At 10:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 269 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $24,044 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,099 at $0–30k against $26,846 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 57% get grants averaging $7,817, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 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 · 51 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 | $23,099 |
| $30–48k | $23,454 |
| $48–75k | $24,646 |
| $75–110k | $27,098 |
| $110k+ | $26,846 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 142 of these 269 students, totalling $1,526,401 — an average of $10,749 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)