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Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·trevecca.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
-6.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,195
peer median 4,106
Avg net price
$14,459
-$7.7k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
2,448
2,448 candidates competed
Admitted
1,700
69.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
456
26.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
53%-6.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
61%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 95 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 77 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
95
Passing
16
16.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.1%
+1.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

95programs
  • Passing16 · 16.8%
  • No Data77 · 81.1%
  • Failing2 · 2.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
15
No data
77

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.

18
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
-9.1%
$40,491 vs $44,535
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-5.3%
$48,819 vs $51,545
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+9.3%
$36,070 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.3%
$42,332 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+29.6%
$55,646 vs $42,937
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+30.7%
$55,646 vs $42,572
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Master's Degree · Education
+31.4%
$56,423 vs $42,937
Theology and Religious Vocations Other
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+40.4%
$46,332 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
123%
$60,139 debt · $48,819 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
106%
$124,088 debt · $116,655 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
98%
$54,625 debt · $55,646 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
70%
$61,400 debt · $87,850 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
59%
$23,916 debt · $40,491 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
56%
$20,250 debt · $36,070 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
51%
$28,269 debt · $55,646 earn
Theology and Religious Vocations Other
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
43%
$20,021 debt · $46,332 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 1969Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 10

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    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$11,013
$30–48k$11,298
$48–75k$12,303
$75–110k$17,725
$110k+$19,093

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,459
-$7,676vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,136
Federal loans
40.9%
In-state tuition
$29,790
Out-of-state
$29,790

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 800 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $25.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
800
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,501,914 total
Direct Loans
$25.8M
2,477 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
588 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
638 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$13.4M
937 loan awards
Parent PLUS$994K
72 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.8M
242 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 1,203 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,203
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
6.5%
2018
5.9%
2019
1.5%
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 Trevecca Nazarene

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs97
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

840 total completions
01Business
29134.6%
02Education
20224.0%
03Health Professions
13215.7%
04Psychology
708.3%
05Theology
526.2%
06Computer Sciences
263.1%
07Visual/Performing Arts
232.7%
08Library Science
161.9%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
141.7%
10Biological Sciences
141.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,195
12-mo unduplicated
4,065
Undergraduate
2,087
Graduate
1,978

Gender split

Men
32%1,321
Women
68%2,744

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.2%
Hispanic
15.2%
Non-resident
11.4%
Black
10.2%
Two or more
4.2%
Unknown
3.0%
Asian
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
341
163 M · 178 W
Women athletes
52.2%
Athletic aid
$2.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$1.3M
Recruiting expense
$27K
$29K
Head-coach salaries
$40K
$42K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Soccer
51 M · 45 W
$950K
Basketball
30 M · 27 W
$1.3M
Track and Field (Outdoor)
28 M · 19 W
$213K
Track and Field (Indoor)
28 M · 19 W
$213K
Baseball
45 M ·
$656K
Volleyball
· 32 W
$528K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.20
4 offenses · 3,327 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.881 yr ago1.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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

Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 2 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
Weapons20
Drugs00
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
116

Trevecca Nazarene vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Trevecca Nazarene 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
SubjectTrevecca Nazarene University
53%3,195$14,459Doctoral/Professional
Carson-Newman University
53%90.4%2,669$18,661Doctoral/Professional
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$26,815Doctoral/Professional
Lipscomb University
72%67.7%5,017$25,610Doctoral/Professional
Lincoln Memorial University
47%62.6%6,081$17,999Doctoral/Professional
Belmont University
70%95.3%8,803$32,096Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median60%67.7%4,106$22,136

Frequently asked questions about Trevecca Nazarene University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Trevecca Nazarene.

What is the graduation rate at Trevecca Nazarene University?

Trevecca Nazarene University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trevecca Nazarene University?

Trevecca Nazarene University reports a total enrollment of 3,195 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trevecca Nazarene University?

The average net price at Trevecca Nazarene University is $14,459 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Trevecca Nazarene University?

Trevecca Nazarene University's yield rate is 26.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Trevecca Nazarene University located?

Trevecca Nazarene University is located in Nashville, Tennessee 37210.

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