Nossi College of Art and Design

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Nossi College of Art and Design

Nossi College of Art and Design operates as a private for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 247 students of which 342 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Nossi College of Art and Design is categorized as “30” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 46.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,044, with published in-state tuition of $20,350 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $33,498, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 39.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.0%. Graduates earn a median of $35,113 ten years after enrolling, compared with $28,099 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 31200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 42.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.