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Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·sullivan.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+41.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,498
peer median 2,768
Avg net price
$25,785
+$835 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%+41.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Pell equity

31.0pp gap
Pell recipients
75%
Non-Pell
44%

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 61 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
23
37.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing23 · 37.7%
  • No Data37 · 60.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
18
No data
37

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.

24
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-0.1%
$34,009 vs $34,058
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+8.9%
$37,099 vs $34,058
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+12.8%
$38,420 vs $34,058
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.4%
$39,627 vs $34,058
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.2%
$40,932 vs $34,058
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.5%
$60,785 vs $50,451
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+30.6%
$44,475 vs $34,058
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+39.2%
$47,418 vs $34,058

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-0.1%
$49

Debt vs earnings

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

27
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
164%
$222,552 debt · $135,803 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
92%
$117,436 debt · $127,665 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
78%
$47,117 debt · $60,785 earn
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
64%
$21,631 debt · $34,009 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
63%
$37,360 debt · $58,983 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
63%
$25,833 debt · $40,932 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
60%
$36,625 debt · $60,916 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$22,090 debt · $39,627 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1979Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 13

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  5. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$24,711
$30–48k$30,843
$48–75k$30,837
$75–110k$31,022
$110k+$31,100

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,785
+$835vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $24,951
Federal loans
15.2%
In-state tuition
$14,220
Out-of-state
$14,220

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,209 students received $11.2M in Pell grants, alongside $25.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,209
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.2M
$11,219,997 total
Direct Loans
$25.3M
3,870 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.7M
1,701 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.1M
1,593 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.1M
299 loan awards
Parent PLUS$719K
66 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7.8M
211 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 1,978 borrowers who entered repayment, 56 (2.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,978
Defaulted
56
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
14.3%
2018
11.4%
2019
2.8%
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 Sullivan

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

729 total completions
01Health Professions
40255.1%
02Business
19026.1%
03Personal/Culinary
729.9%
04Computer Sciences
517.0%
05Security/Protective
141.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%
07Legal Professions
00.0%
08Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,498
12-mo unduplicated
3,982
Undergraduate
3,436
Graduate
546

Gender split

Men
28%1,116
Women
72%2,866

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.2%
Black
22.0%
Unknown
13.2%
Hispanic
12.7%
Two or more
4.1%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.43
1 offenses · 2,309 students

3-year trend

0.632 yrs ago1.571 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs03
Liquor05

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
74

Sullivan vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sullivan selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectSullivan University
71%2,498$25,785Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Strayer University-Virginia
19%1,998Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Strayer University-North Carolina
33%3,037Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
South University-Savannah
17%716$24,116Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Columbia Southern University
26%17,763$14,975Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Full Sail University
45%27,169$31,759Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median30%2,768$24,951

Frequently asked questions about Sullivan University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sullivan.

What is the graduation rate at Sullivan University?

Sullivan University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Sullivan University?

Sullivan University reports a total enrollment of 2,498 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Sullivan University?

The average net price at Sullivan University is $25,785 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Sullivan University located?

Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky 40205.

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