Private (for-profit)

Nashville Film Institute

Nashville, Tennessee·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·nfi.edu
6-yr Graduation
86%
Total enrollment
60
peer median 60
Avg net price
$23,818
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
86%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
83%
Non-Pell
80%

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.

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Undergraduate Certificate · Visual And Performing Arts
16%
$5,500 debt · $34,240 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2014Next review Aug 2026

Action history · 4

  1. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Apr 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,054
$30–48k$23,155
$48–75k$25,164
$75–110k
$110k+$28,609

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,818
vs peer median $23,818
Federal loans
47.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 38 students received $196K in Pell grants, alongside $269K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
38
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$196K
$196,172 total
Direct Loans
$269K
65 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$95K
31 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$124K
31 loan awards
Parent PLUS$50K
3 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.

Of 45 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (4.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.4%
+2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
45
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2018
5.0%
2019
4.4%
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 Nashville Film Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

0 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
60
12-mo unduplicated
56
Undergraduate
56
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
82%46
Women
18%10

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.5%
Black
30.3%
Hispanic
9.1%
Asian
3.0%
Two or more
3.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 57 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
0
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

    No hate crimes reported.

    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Nashville Film Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Nashville Film Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Nashville Film Institute?

    Nashville Film Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 86% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Nashville Film Institute?

    Nashville Film Institute reports a total enrollment of 60 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Nashville Film Institute?

    The average net price at Nashville Film Institute is $23,818 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Nashville Film Institute located?

    Nashville Film Institute is located in Nashville, Tennessee 37210-4225.

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