$11,001
net price a year, after grants
Gould's Academy is a for-profit under 2-year college in Memphis, Tennessee with 148 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,001 a year. 80% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Graduates leave with a median $7,767 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,001
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
80%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$7,767
About $82 a month
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,001
- Cost of attendance
- $15,756
- Students with a need-based grant
- 58%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,887
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,689
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 148
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 99%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,001 | $15,261 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,120 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 60% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 74% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,767 | $15,784 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,247 | $34,684 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $38,610 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 33% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 132 | $7,677 | $20,194 | $28,361 | $26,307 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Memphis and Tennessee on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Tennessee
- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does Gould's Academy cost?
$11,001 a year is the average net price at Gould's Academy after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,756. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,887 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Gould's Academy?
Gould's Academy has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Gould's Academy graduates have?
$7,767 is the median federal student loan debt of Gould's Academy graduates, about $82 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Gould's Academy?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Gould's Academy finish within 150% of the normal time. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Gould's Academy?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (132 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.