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Sullivan University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $24,325 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $31,766.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $38,008 ten years after entering, the 40th percentile among private for-profit 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,855

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $31,766 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $24,325 and $31,735 a year depending on income at Sullivan University.

Statement of cost · Sullivan University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$31,766
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$24,325
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$25,532
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$15,480

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $24,325; $30–48k: $30,628; $48–75k: $30,751; $75–110k: $31,682; over $110k: $31,735. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, from $21,630 to $34,047; dotted line at the median, $28,553.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private for-profit 4-years (all incomes), $21,630 to $34,047. Dotted line: the median, $28,553.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$24,325
$30k–$48k$30,628
$48k–$75k$30,751
$75k–$110k$31,682
Over $110k$31,735

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $38,008; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$34,516
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$35,849
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
40th percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$38,008
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
43rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years
$20,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$10,688

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years: $34,657 to $47,785.

6 yrs after entry: $34,516; 8 yrs after entry: $35,849; 10 yrs after entry: $38,008. Median graduate debt: $20,000. Shaded band: middle half of private for-profit 4-years at 10 years, from $34,657 to $47,785; dotted line at the median, $40,092.
  • Shaded: middle half of private for-profit 4-years, 10 years out ($34,657 to $47,785); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$34,516
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$35,849
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$38,008
Median graduate debt$20,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Sullivan University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree112$80,453$47,035
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree67$33,261$15,265
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree48$137,285not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree46$73,359not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree39$57,428$23,428
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree36$143,881not reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma34not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma27$40,577$21,031
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree26$64,299$26,141
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree25$53,120$27,086
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree25$56,095$47,149
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma22$48,430$25,959
Show all 23 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree19$72,983not reported
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma18not reported$9,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree18$61,154$43,625
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma16$46,265$12,635
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degree13not reportednot reported
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12$28,054not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree12$55,812$37,238
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma0not reported$35,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree10$77,362$36,446
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree1$42,151not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Sullivan University: 2,026 undergraduates; 56% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

2,026

82nd percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Pell share

56%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

56th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

79th percentile among private for-profit 4-years

First-generation

49%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,309

53rd percentile among private for-profit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k44%
  • $30k–$48k15%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k13%
  • Over $110k10%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k44%
$30k–$48k15%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k13%
Over $110k10%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.