Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate nonprofit

Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

Decatur, Georgia·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·gupton-jones.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
—
Total enrollment
338
peer median 296
Avg net price
$21,563
+$446 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
75%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

27.0pp gap
Pell recipients
87%
Non-Pell
60%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail.

Total programs
1
Passing
1
100.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing1 · 100.0%
  • No Data0 · 0.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
0

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+52.3%
$49,039 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
33%
$16,042 debt · $49,039 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Accredited since 1969Next review Oct 2028

Action history · 5

  1. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  2. Jun 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  3. Oct 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  4. Apr 2020Removal of Approval for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
  5. Oct 2018Approved for Distance Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,046
$30–48k$21,216
$48–75k$22,214
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$21,563
+$446vs Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design median $21,117
Federal loans
66.0%
In-state tuition
$21,000
Out-of-state
$21,000

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 366 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
366
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,788,022 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
738 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.0M
360 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
374 loan awards
Parent PLUS$81K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 146 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
146
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.5%
2017
18.3%
2018
15.8%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at GJCFS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

114 total completions
01Personal/Culinary
114100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
338
12-mo unduplicated
1,045
Undergraduate
1,045
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%424
Women
59%621

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
49.2%
White
37.9%
Hispanic
12.0%
Asian
0.4%
Two or more
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 479 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Race1
    • Gender identity1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    24.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    GJCFS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions GJCFS selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectGupton Jones College of Funeral Service
    		75%—338$21,563Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Helms College
    		——183$21,117Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    John A Gupton College
    		—100.0%166$19,772Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
    		——454$19,845Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
    		—86.4%254$42,938Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
    		—49.0%374—Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Peer group median75%86.4%296$21,117

    Frequently asked questions about Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about GJCFS.

    What is the graduation rate at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?

    Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?

    Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service reports a total enrollment of 338 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?

    The average net price at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is $21,563 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service located?

    Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is located in Decatur, Georgia 30035-4022.

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