Trevecca Nazarene University
Private College in Nashville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $49,378.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,378 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $18,744, 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.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.4 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Trevecca Nazarene University accepts 69% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool runs to 2,448, typical for a school of this reach. About 27% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 16% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 510–610 | 71 (16%) |
| SAT Math | 470–625 | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 367 (80%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 54% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,697 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,035 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($14,532 versus $20,725), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 97% receive grants worth $19,782 on average. Federal borrowing reaches 42% 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 · 375 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 | $14,532 |
| $30–48k | $13,643 |
| $48–75k | $15,420 |
| $75–110k | $17,779 |
| $110k+ | $20,725 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 717 of these 1,697 students, totalling $4,660,035 — an average of $6,499 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
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)