10-yr median earnings
$34,509
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Cookeville, Tennessee
Fortis Institute-Cookeville
Fortis Institute-Cookeville is a private for-profit institution in Cookeville, Tennessee. 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.
- 38.9%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,582
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,509
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Fortis Institute-Cookeville posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 38.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Fortis Institute-Cookeville 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
30/100
Fortis Institute-Cookeville
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
$34,509
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,582
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
38.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$13,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
38.3%
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
$23,582
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
38.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 38.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Fortis Institute-Cookeville 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 Fortis Institute-Cookeville 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.
Fortis Institute-Cookeville: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,509 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 | Fortis Institute-Cookeville | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,509 | #3535 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $23,582 | #3734 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.9% | #3724 of 4858 | 23rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 334 | #3200 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
334
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
38.9%
150%-time completion
$34,509
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Fortis Institute-Cookeville ranks in Tennessee
State rank among 120 reporting Tennessee colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Fortis Institute-Cookeville | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,509 | #86 of 120 | 28th |
| Average net price | $23,582 | #104 of 124 | 16th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.9% | #93 of 117 | 21st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 334 | #75 of 130 | 42nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Tennessee
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University | $91,565 | $15,846 |
| 2 | Baptist Health Sciences University | $72,529 | $11,212 |
| 3 | Rhodes College | $66,651 | $28,585 |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | $66,318 | - |
| 5 | Jersey College - Cleveland | $66,087 | - |
| 6 | Jersey College - Knoxville | $66,087 | - |
| 7 | The University of the South | $64,911 | $27,872 |
| 8 | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | $62,978 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | $61,480 | $27,267 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $60,249 | $18,976 |
| 11 | King University | $59,831 | $22,347 |
| 12 | Cumberland University | $57,687 | $18,759 |
| 86 | Fortis Institute-CookevilleThis school | $34,509 | $23,582 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Fortis Institute-Cookeville
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,635 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,399 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,928 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Fortis Institute-Cookeville - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,120 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,120 |
| Average Net Price | $23,582 |
78.1%
Pell Grant Rate
84.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,000
Median Debt
$138/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Fortis Institute-Cookeville swings rather than trends
Across 5 reported years between 2019 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $21,137 to $27,775 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +6.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$21,137
Highest year
$27,775
Most recent (2023)
$24,118
5 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2019 · $22,6282023 · $24,118
Over the same years, enrollment went +24.9% (241 → 301 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2019–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
64.2%
Female
53.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
$33,226
Median Earnings (6yr)
42.8%
Earning Over $25K
38.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 38.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $33,226 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,509 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 42.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 38.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $138/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 3 | 53 | $60,141 | $76,482 | $29,028 |
| Certificate | 3 | 54 | $42,095 | $50,471 | $11,250 |
Top programs at Fortis Institute-Cookeville 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
$76,482 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$56,075 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$50,471 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$47,865 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$33,718 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 39 | $76,482 | $29,028 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 6 | $56,075 | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | 18 | $50,471 | $13,000 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's | 8 | $47,865 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 31 | $33,718 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 5 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Fortis Institute-Cookeville? ▼
Fortis Institute-Cookeville is a private for-profit institution in Cookeville, Tennessee. Undergraduate enrollment is 334 students.
How much do Fortis Institute-Cookeville former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Fortis Institute-Cookeville who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,509 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,226.
How much does Fortis Institute-Cookeville cost? ▼
The average net price at Fortis Institute-Cookeville is $23,582. In-state tuition is $15,120 and out-of-state tuition is $15,120. Median student debt at graduation is $13,000.
What is the graduation rate at Fortis Institute-Cookeville? ▼
Fortis Institute-Cookeville has a 38.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Fortis Institute-Cookeville worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Fortis Institute-Cookeville is $13,000, while former students earn a median of $34,509 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 38% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 38.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $138.
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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