Private for-profit · Community college
Gould's Academy
Memphis, Tennessee · Large city
- 1%
- Transfer rate
- $11,001
- Avg net price
- 80%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Gould's Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 148 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Occupying a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi River, the site of Memphis has been a natural location for human settlement by varying indigenous cultures over thousands of years. One of the largest celebrations of the city is Memphis in May. The month-long series of events promotes Memphis's heritage and outreach of its people far beyond the city's borders. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to Memphis, TN
- To the ocean
- 319 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub
How Gould's Academy compares
Higher than 76% · #20 of 81 in Tennessee
Higher than 77%
Cheaper than 66% · #28 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee
Lower than 77%
Lower than 95%
Larger than 37%
Percentiles compare Gould's Academy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Tennessee.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White24%
- Black64%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Asian0.7%
- Other or multiracial4.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 148
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Students over 25
- 48%
- Median family income
- $20,878
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,001
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
- 80%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 1%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,247
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,767
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Gould's Academy funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 30°F
- Annual rain
- 57.2″
- Annual snow
- 2.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Wfo, TN US station (3.9 mi from campus).
What Gould's Academy 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.