- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Visible Music College
Memphis, TNCity: largeZIP 38103Founded 2000
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2006
- Website
- www.visible.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Visible Music College
Visible Music College is a private nonprofit college in Memphis, Tennessee, with 79 undergraduates. It admits 28% of applicants, graduates 14% within six years and costs $25,006 a year after aid.
14%graduate
Admission rate28%
Retention67%
4-year graduation14%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans65%
$25,006net price / year
28%admission rate
1050average SAT
14%graduate in 6 years
—median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,225 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,686 of 1,738 for graduation rate#100 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
- $34,483tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,000
- Average net price
- $25,006national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,688
$30,001–48,000$21,984
$48,001–75,000$26,890
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$29,483
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 28%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1050
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college28%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college14%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 14%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 14%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,527
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Median, Visible Music College—
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
- 79
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $2,476 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,511
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,488
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic19%
Black22%
Asian5.1%
Unknown2.5%
4 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts66%
Theology & religious vocations17%
Communication & journalism12%
Communications technologies4.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA | $25,900 | 44% | $39,289 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | $26,849 | 54% | $50,254 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA | $26,397 | 59% | $52,923 |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY | $21,094 | 53% | $46,311 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI | $28,129 | 59% | $47,843 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 449764. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7936090.