Private nonprofit · College
American Baptist College
Nashville, Tennessee · Large city
- —
- Admit rate
- $9,216
- Avg net price
- 39%
- Graduation rate
- $41,216
- Median earnings
American Baptist College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 46 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Baptist religious affiliation.
About Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. In 1689, French-Canadian trader Martin Chartier established a trading post on the Cumberland River, near the present-day site of the city. Much of the city's cultural life has revolved around its large university community. Particularly significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early 20th century: the Fugitives and the Agrarians. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Nashville, TN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 376 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub
How American Baptist College compares
Higher than 21% · #34 of 43 in Tennessee
Higher than 98%
Higher than 16% · #35 of 43 in Tennessee
Cheaper than 93% · #2 cheapest of 42 in Tennessee
Lower than 96%
Larger than 4%
Percentiles compare American Baptist College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Tennessee.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2043%
- Men2657%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black96%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Other or multiracial2.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 46
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 75%
- Median family income
- $17,703
- Endowment
- $2,349,560
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $13,604
- Room & board
- $10,536
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,044
- Average net price
- $9,216
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 39%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 39%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,665
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,216
- Median debt at graduation
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- Students with federal loans
- 67%
About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 68
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Housing charge (year)
- $4,240
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,400
- Application fee
- $30
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$12,288/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 53.2″
- Annual snow
- 4.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby Bottoms Nature, TN US station (4.4 mi from campus).
What American Baptist College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.