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John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN · City · 166 students
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$19,334
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
39%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
64% typical
$46,902
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$41,273 typical
100%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
92% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

John A. Gupton College in Nashville, Tennessee, is a highly specialized institution best known for its premier training in funeral service education, offering focused Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Arts degrees in mortuary science. The college features a close-knit, professional campus culture where a small student body benefits from personalized faculty mentorship, hands-on clinical training, and a supportive, career-oriented community. What sets this historic institution apart is its rich heritage as one of the oldest mortuary science schools in the South, combined with an impressive track record of high national board exam pass rates that prepare graduates for immediate success in the funeral service industry.

Location
Nashville, TN, 37203-2954 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
BNA · Nashville
7 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$12,223
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$28,125
Average net price$19,334
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$12,223
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$28,125
Average net price$19,334
Net price by family income · 2023-24
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
39%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
49% graduated · 20% transferred · 31% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$42,582
10 yrs after entry$46,902
Debt
Median at graduation$12,610
Monthly payment$134
Middle 50% owe$7.2k–$13.3k
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — arts & design: $41,273 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
100%
Test policy
Required
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1020
ACT midpoint
21
Comp 18–23 · E 19–24 · M 16–20

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Student Body
Gender
Men 30%Women 70%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell grant
40%
Family income
$27,290
Independent
60%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
66%
Race & ethnicity
White
80%
Hispanic
2%
Black
15%
Asian
1%
Two or more
2%
Varsity sports

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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Faculty salary
$7,160/mo
Teaching spend
$2,989
per student
Federal loans
36%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — arts & design
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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