Private for-profit · Community college
Nashville Film Institute
Nashville, Tennessee · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,472
- Avg net price
- 86%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Nashville Film Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Nashville, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 60 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
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
- 3 miles to Nashville, TN
- To the ocean
- 380 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub
How Nashville Film Institute compares
Higher than 86% · #7 of 81 in Tennessee
Higher than 58%
Cheaper than 17% · #76 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee
Lower than 96%
Lower than 73%
Larger than 17%
Percentiles compare Nashville Film Institute 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
- White58%
- Black27%
- Hispanic8.3%
- Asian6.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 60
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 36%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $36,504
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $25,472
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
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $5,500
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 12% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,326. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 41 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
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 (2.5 mi from campus).
What Nashville Film Institute 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.