Strayer University-Tennessee
For-profit College in Nashville, TN. Median 10-year earnings $40,092.
Students who entered Strayer University-Tennessee reach a median of $40,092 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 0% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $40,621 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
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 1.01 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
Only 0% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. 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. With 33% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 35% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,670 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,645 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $3,078 while those at $110k+ pay $20,213. Grant aid is widespread — 97% of students receive it, averaging $6,434. Most students borrow — 92% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 2 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 | $3,078 |
| $30–48k | — |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $20,213 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,445 of these 2,670 students, totalling $23,588,679 — an average of $9,648 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