10-yr median earnings
$39,544
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Nashville, Tennessee
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is a private for-profit institution in Nashville, 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.
- 43.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $24,700
- Avg net price / yr
- $39,544
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 46th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 43.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +65%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville 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 Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), 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
D
College Value Score
43/100
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
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 D
$39,544
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$24,700
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
43.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
57.6%
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
$24,700
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
43.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 43.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville 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 SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville 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.
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,544 46th percentile higher than 46% 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 | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,544 | #2773 of 5103 | 46th |
| Average net price | $24,700 | #3885 of 5020 | 23rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.7% | #3401 of 4858 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,712 | #1624 of 5462 | 70th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,712
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.7%
150%-time completion
$39,544
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville ranks in Tennessee
State rank among 120 reporting Tennessee colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,544 | #55 of 120 | 54th |
| Average net price | $24,700 | #109 of 124 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 43.7% | #87 of 117 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,712 | #34 of 130 | 74th |
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 |
| 55 | SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleThis school | $39,544 | $24,700 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$23,154 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$24,394 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$25,089 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,402 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $17,514 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,514 |
| Average Net Price | $24,700 |
60.6%
Pell Grant Rate
70.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $21,013 to $42,747 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -27.8%, 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
$21,013
Highest year
$42,747
Most recent (2023)
$21,299
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $29,5172023 · $21,299
Over the same years, enrollment went +1856.5% (92 → 1,800 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
14.6%
Female
33.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$23,932
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.6%
Earning Over $25K
57.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 43.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $23,932 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,544 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 50.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 57.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 2 | 188 | $31,597 | $33,379 | $18,960 |
| Certificate | 1 | 389 | $31,742 | $31,742 | $9,500 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 160 | $33,379 | $17,919 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 389 | $31,742 | $9,500 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Associate's | 28 | $29,815 | $20,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville? ▼
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is a private for-profit institution in Nashville, Tennessee. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,712 students.
How much do SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,544 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $23,932.
How much does SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville cost? ▼
The average net price at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is $24,700. In-state tuition is $17,514 and out-of-state tuition is $17,514. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville? ▼
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville has a 43.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $39,544 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 57.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
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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