Visible Music College
Memphis, TN · Private · Large city · VMC
Private institution in Memphis, TN · 164 undergraduates · 29% acceptance rate · $35,933 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 7%Acceptance rate
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
- $26,1811,555th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $22,0001,170th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,000961st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $31,386979th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,50083rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,9331,758th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,3451,670th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.3%1,216th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.7%1,104th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 28.7%104th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1050825th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1641,900th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.1%545th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 201 mi (BNA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $27,669 | $21,052 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | $23,649 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Visible Music College’s 164 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TN
- Welch CollegeGallatin, TN · 261 undergrads
- Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN · 278 undergrads
- American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN · 48 undergrads
- Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN · 40 undergrads
- Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN · 23 undergrads
- Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN · 0 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Martin UniversityIndianapolis, IN · 164 undergrads
- Bethany Global UniversityBloomington, MN · 162 undergrads
- Crowley's Ridge CollegeParagould, AR · 162 undergrads
- Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS · 161 undergrads
- Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC · 161 undergrads
- Rabbinical College of Long IslandLong Beach, NY · 161 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitevisible.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 449764)
- Compare colleges in TNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in TennesseeEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Welch CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Visible Music College vs Welch CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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