Private nonprofit

Visible Music College

Memphis, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·visible.edu
6-yr Graduation
23%
-26.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
89
peer median 125
Avg net price
$27,820
-$3.3k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
132
132 candidates competed
Admitted
37
28.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
19
51.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
23%-26.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
8%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
12%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

2.6pp gap
Pell recipients
24%5 of 21
Non-Pell (all)
21%3 of 14
Subsidized loan, no Pell
13%1 of 8
No Federal Aid
33%2 of 6

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
12.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
12.5%
+11.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 87.5%
  • Failing1 · 12.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

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
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.2%
$33,690 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.2%
−$1,118

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
85%
$28,674 debt · $33,690 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 2009Next review Apr 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2010

Action history · 7

  1. Oct 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
  2. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
  4. Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
  5. Jul 2021Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission

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$27,744
$30–48k$26,450
$48–75k$27,873
$75–110k—
$110k+$30,820

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,820
-$3,279vs peer median $31,100
Federal loans
57.7%
In-state tuition
$22,000
Out-of-state
$22,000

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, 54 students received $279K in Pell grants, alongside $710K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
54
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$279K
$279,486 total
Direct Loans
$710K
127 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$221K
55 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$188K
55 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$92K
5 loan awards
Parent PLUS$209K
12 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 35 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
35
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
11.7%
2016
11.1%
2017
13.5%
2018
15.3%
2019
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Visible Music College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

36 total completions
01Visual/Performing Arts
2261.1%
02Communication
513.9%
03Business
513.9%
04Theology
411.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
89
12-mo unduplicated
113
Undergraduate
98
Graduate
15

Gender split

Men
57%64
Women
43%49

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.9%
Black
21.5%
Hispanic
19.0%
Asian
5.1%
Unknown
2.5%

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
43.96
8 offenses · 182 students

3-year trend

15.632 yrs ago52.171 yr ago43.96Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Robbery
2

By location

8total
  • On campus8

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
10

Visible Music College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Visible Music College 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
SubjectVisible Music College
23%—89$27,820—
Ringling College of Art and Design
72%69.7%1,666$57,742—
California College of ASU
37%49.5%71$17,683—
Curtis Institute of Music
100%4.6%161$27,946—
Art Academy of Cincinnati
41%34.5%213$34,253—
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
58%—41$42,454—
Peer group median50%42.0%125$31,100

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Visible Music College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Visible Music College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Visible Music College.

What is the graduation rate at Visible Music College?

Visible Music College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 23% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Visible Music College?

Visible Music College reports a total enrollment of 89 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Visible Music College?

The average net price at Visible Music College is $27,820 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Visible Music College?

Visible Music College's yield rate is 51.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Visible Music College located?

Visible Music College is located in Memphis, Tennessee 38103.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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