10-yr median earnings
$34,577
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Louisville, Kentucky
ATA College
ATA College is a private for-profit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 39.1%
- 150%-time completion
- $28,611
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,577
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
ATA College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 39.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this ATA College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
23/100
ATA College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,577
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,611
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
39.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$21,030
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
31.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$28,611
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
39.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 39.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - ATA College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How ATA College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
ATA College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,577 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | ATA College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,577 | #3528 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $28,611 | #4344 of 5020 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.1% | #3715 of 4858 | 24th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 363 | #3123 of 5462 | 43rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
363
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
39.1%
150%-time completion
$34,577
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How ATA College ranks in Kentucky
State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | ATA College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,577 | #42 of 70 | 40th |
| Average net price | $28,611 | #76 of 79 | 4th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.1% | #65 of 75 | 13th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 363 | #49 of 81 | 40th |
Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College | $66,240 | $20,781 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University | $62,069 | $21,499 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | $61,480 | $18,540 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $61,480 | $21,164 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | $61,480 | $28,475 |
| 6 | Thomas More University | $59,384 | $21,835 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky | $59,025 | $18,851 |
| 8 | Transylvania University | $54,705 | $21,913 |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $53,899 | $17,988 |
| 10 | Georgetown College | $52,074 | $14,095 |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | $50,220 | $8,191 |
| 12 | Spalding University | $49,438 | $25,491 |
| 42 | ATA CollegeThis school | $34,577 | $28,611 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at ATA College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,379 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$28,511 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,511 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$31,920 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at ATA College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,200 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,200 |
| Average Net Price | $28,611 |
83.7%
Pell Grant Rate
94.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$21,030
Median Debt
$223/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what ATA College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +19.1% over 10 years, from $22,591 to $26,914 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,5912023 · $26,914
Over the same years, enrollment went -21.1% (427 → 337 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
94.2%
Female
54.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$29,724
Median Earnings (6yr)
47.6%
Earning Over $25K
31.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 39.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,724 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,577 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 47.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 31.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $21,030 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $223/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 6 | 16 | $40,348 | $56,505 | $16,563 |
| Associate's | 5 | 95 | $49,793 | $82,629 | $23,367 |
Top programs at ATA College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$82,629 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$57,073 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$56,505 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$42,551 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$39,727 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$39,009 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$36,748 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$36,583 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for ATA College? ▼
ATA College is a private for-profit institution in Louisville, Kentucky. Undergraduate enrollment is 363 students.
How much do ATA College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at ATA College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,577 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,724.
How much does ATA College cost? ▼
The average net price at ATA College is $28,611. In-state tuition is $14,200 and out-of-state tuition is $14,200. Median student debt at graduation is $21,030.
What is the graduation rate at ATA College? ▼
ATA College has a 39.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is ATA College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at ATA College is $21,030, while former students earn a median of $34,577 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 61% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 31.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $223.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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