Private nonprofit · College

Visible Music College

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city

#2 most selective in Tennessee

28.0%
Admit rate: $27,820
Avg net price: 23%
Graduation rate: $35,933
Median earnings

Visible Music College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 79 undergraduates. It has a Interdenominational religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 79 undergradsLarge cityVery selective · 28% admit

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Visible Music College's admitted students.

Admit rate: 28.0%
ACT (mid 50%): 19–30
Avg GPA (est.): 3.14

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A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Visible Music College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

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: Graduate
Nearest big city: Memphis, TN
To the ocean: 326 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub

How Visible Music College compares

Selectivity28.0%

More selective than 94% · #2 most selective of 37 in Tennessee

SAT average1050

Higher than 16%

Graduation rate23%

Higher than 8% · #41 of 43 in Tennessee

First-year retention67%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,933

Higher than 8% · #40 of 43 in Tennessee

Average net price$27,820

Cheaper than 21% · #38 cheapest of 42 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 94%

Undergraduate enrollment79

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare Visible Music 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate7989%
Graduate1011%

Undergraduates by gender

Women3443%
Men4557%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White52%
Black22%
Hispanic19%
Asian5.1%
Other or multiracial2.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 79
Graduate enrollment: 10
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 49%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 32%
Median family income: $36,162
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $22,284
Endowment: $11,488

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

Admissions

Admission rate: 28.0%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: 1050
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: 19–30
Average GPA (estimated): 3.14

Cost

In-state tuition: $22,000
Room & board: $7,000
Total cost of attendance: $31,820
Average net price: $27,820

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 23%
Graduated on time (4 years): 8%
First-year retention: 67%
Transferred to another college: 20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,345
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,933
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 58%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 54%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 100
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Application fee: Free

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

$27,744

$30–48k

$26,450

$48–75k

$27,873

$75–110k

—

$110k+

$30,820

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.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$138,670

$27,873/year × about 5.0 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.

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.

57%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,867

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 57% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,867. 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 42 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $35,933
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 43%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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

$38,689

Men

$33,968

Women out-earn men by $4,721 (14%) 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: 92°F
Winter low: 33°F
Annual rain: 54.9″
Annual snow: 2.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Intl AP, TN US station (7.1 mi from campus).

What Visible Music College graduates study — and earn

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———MusicCert.

10 grads$25k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

10$24,993—$5,500 DanceCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Music

8 grads$26k 1 yr— 5 yr$27k debt

8$25,929—$27,000 Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCert.

2 grads$36k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

2$35,734—$9,500 Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementCert.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Religious Music and Worship

— grads— 1 yr$36k 5 yr— debt

——$35,942—

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.