John A Gupton College
Nashville, Tennessee · Website
$46,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,902
median earnings, 10 years after starting
John A Gupton College is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Nashville, Tennessee with 166 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,334 a year (tuition and fees $12,223). It admits 100% of applicants and 38% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $46,902 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,610 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,334
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,223
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
38%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,610
About $134 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,902
Rank 1,764 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $19,334
- Tuition and fees
- $12,223
- Cost of attendance
- $28,125
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,391
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,853
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,651
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
Tuition and fees went from $10,590 in 2015-16 to $12,223 in 2024-25.
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
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 1,020
- SAT reading, middle
- 455
- SAT math, middle
- 470
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 166
- Part-time students
- 66%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Endowment
- $2.63M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,764 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,334 | $15,261 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,223 | $15,120 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 70% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 60% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,610 | $15,784 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,582 | $34,684 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,902 | $38,610 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | $12,500 | $46,141 | $54,828 | $52,962 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Nashville and Tennessee on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Tennessee
- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does John A Gupton College cost?
$19,334 a year is the average net price at John A Gupton College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,223, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,125. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,391 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at John A Gupton College?
100% of applicants are admitted to John A Gupton College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,020 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Tennessee is 70%.
How much do John A Gupton College graduates earn?
$46,902 a year is the median pay of former John A Gupton College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,582 after 6 years). That ranks 1,764 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Associate's) at $46,141.
How much student debt do John A Gupton College graduates have?
$12,610 is the median federal student loan debt of John A Gupton College graduates, about $134 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at John A Gupton College?
38% of first-time, full-time students at John A Gupton College finish within 3 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at John A Gupton College?
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (55 associate's graduates), Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (21 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.