10-yr median earnings
$42,198
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Gallatin, Tennessee
Welch College
Welch College is a private nonprofit institution in Gallatin, Tennessee. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $42,198
- 10-yr median earnings
- $25,263
- Avg net price / yr
- 57.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Welch College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 46%
- former-student earnings, US
- 57.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Welch 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 ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), 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
41/100
Welch 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 C-
$42,198
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$25,263
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
57.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$19,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
69.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
61.2%
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
$25,263
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
57.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 57.3%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Welch 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 Welch 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.
Welch College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,198 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 | Welch College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,198 | #2336 of 5103 | 54th |
| Average net price | $25,263 | #3955 of 5020 | 21st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 57.3% | #2413 of 4858 | 50th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 226 | #3528 of 5462 | 35th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
226
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
57.3%
150%-time completion
$42,198
10-yr median earnings
61.2%
First-year retention
How Welch College ranks in Tennessee
State rank among 120 reporting Tennessee colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Welch College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,198 | #42 of 120 | 65th |
| Average net price | $25,263 | #111 of 124 | 10th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 57.3% | #59 of 117 | 50th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 226 | #89 of 130 | 32nd |
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 |
| 42 | Welch CollegeThis school | $42,198 | $25,263 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Welch College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,590 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$18,289 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$23,219 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,512 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Welch College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $21,400 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $21,400 |
| Average Net Price | $25,263 |
28.2%
Pell Grant Rate
53.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$19,500
Median Debt
$207/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Welch College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,771 to $21,879 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +17.4%, 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
$16,771
Highest year
$21,879
Most recent (2023)
$19,983
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,0162023 · $19,983
Over the same years, enrollment went -3.3% (270 → 261 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
55.1%
Female
Outcomes
61.2%
Retention Rate
$34,190
Median Earnings (6yr)
47.5%
Earning Over $25K
69.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 57.3% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 61.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,190 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,198 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 47.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 69.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $19,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $207/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Welch College? ▼
Welch College is a private nonprofit institution in Gallatin, Tennessee. Undergraduate enrollment is 226 students.
How much do Welch College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Welch College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,198 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,190.
How much does Welch College cost? ▼
The average net price at Welch College is $25,263. In-state tuition is $21,400 and out-of-state tuition is $21,400. Median student debt at graduation is $19,500.
What is the graduation rate at Welch College? ▼
Welch College has a 57.3% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 61.2%.
Is Welch College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Welch College is $19,500, while former students earn a median of $42,198 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 46% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 69.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $207.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
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