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Fisk University

Nashville, TN · Private · Large city

Private institution in Nashville, TN · 950 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $45,454 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$26,1351,554th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$24,2981,205th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,2981,038th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$37,6531,154th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,4541,324th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,6041,608th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.5%1,394th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.8%1,097th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
57.9%360th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1236314th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9501,387th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
48.3%417th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 8 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 20 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$55,512—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$26,353—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Historybachelors——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 6 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $777,120 (M $270,062 · W $507,058)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fisk University’s 950 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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