SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee · Website
$39,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is a for-profit 4-year college in Nashville, Tennessee with 1,712 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $24,700 a year (tuition and fees $17,514). 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,544 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,700
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,514
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,544
Rank 2,769 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
- $24,700
- Tuition and fees
- $17,514
- Cost of attendance
- $29,991
- Students with a need-based grant
- 61%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,154
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,394
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,089
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,006
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,402
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 $18,731 in 2015-16 to $17,514 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,712
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 19%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 8
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,769 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,700 | $15,261 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,514 | $15,120 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 60% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $15,784 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $23,932 | $34,684 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,544 | $38,610 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 458 | $9,500 | $14,477 | $31,742 | $33,223 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 171 | $17,919 | $20,964 | $33,379 | $35,660 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | $20,000 | $17,881 | $29,815 | $35,370 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,974 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,889 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $28,950 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
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 SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville cost?
$24,700 a year is the average net price at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,514, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,991. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,154 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville?
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville graduates earn?
$39,544 a year is the median pay of former SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville students who work, 10 years after they started ($23,932 after 6 years). That ranks 2,769 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $20,964.
How much student debt do SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville?
42% of first-time, full-time students at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville finish within 6 years. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville?
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (458 certificate graduates), Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (171 associate's graduates), Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (26 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 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.