- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Trevecca Nazarene University


Nashville, TNCity: largeZIP 37210Founded 1901
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1901
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.trevecca.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Trevecca Nazarene University
Trevecca Nazarene University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, Tennessee, with 1,737 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $19,828 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention74%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans38%
$19,828net price / year
69%admission rate
1091average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$56,862median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#949 of 1,704 for earnings#858 of 1,739 for lowest net price#998 of 1,738 for graduation rate#550 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $42,813tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,300
- Average net price
- $19,828national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$39,828
$30,001–48,000$12,269
$48,001–75,000$12,047
$75,001–110,000$13,215
$110,001+$18,509
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1091
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,069
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,862middle 50%: $36,079–$80,809
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,809
Median, Trevecca Nazarene University$56,862
Lower quarter$36,079
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,737
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 28.2
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 94%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,392 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,282
- Endowment, end of year
- $72,102,608
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic14%
Black11%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Psychology11%
Health professions11%
Theology & religious vocations8.2%
Computer & information sciences6.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
Communication & journalism3.8%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | $19,231 | 54% | $57,689 |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | $18,711 | 49% | $56,980 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | $18,135 | 52% | $51,408 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 221892. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7838935.