Private nonprofit · Community college

John A Gupton College

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city

#4 for grad earnings in Tennessee

8%
Transfer rate: $19,334
Avg net price: 38%
Grad / completion: $46,902
Median earnings

John A Gupton College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 166 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 166 undergradsLarge cityOpen admissionCold winters

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: Associate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Nashville, TN
To Great Lakes shore: 379 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How John A Gupton College compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 10% · #3 most selective of 3 in Tennessee

SAT average1020

Higher than 34%

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 24% · #65 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention69%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,902

Higher than 87% · #4 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$19,334

Cheaper than 35% · #63 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$12,610

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment166

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare John A Gupton College 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 gender

Women12072%
Men4628%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White80%
Black15%
Hispanic2.4%
Asian1.2%
Other or multiracial1.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 166
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 40%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 63%
Median family income: $27,290
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $64,440
Endowment: $2,634,830

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $12,223
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,300
Total cost of attendance: $28,125
Average net price: $19,334

Admissions

Admission rate: 100.0%
Test scores: Required
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: 1020
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: 18–23
Average GPA (estimated): 2.92

Outcomes

Graduated: 38%
First-year retention: 69%
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $42,582
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,902
Median debt at graduation: $12,610
Students with federal loans: 36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 37%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

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.

< $30k

$18,391

$30–48k

$18,853

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

$22,651

$110k+

—

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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $46,902
Typical debt at graduation: $12,610
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$42,377

Men

$55,417

Men out-earn women by $13,040 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 53.2″
Annual snow: 4.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelby Bottoms Nature, TN US station (4 mi from campus).

What John A Gupton College graduates study — and earn

Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssoc.

55 grads$46k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$17k debt

55$46,141$48,547$17,257 Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———

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.