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unitid 220181 · Nashville, TN · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)

Fisk University

enrollment 2023
1,096
predominant degree
Bachelor's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years

The record

admission rate

37%

11th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

undergraduates

1,035

52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

52%

undergrads on Pell grants

81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

completion

30%

finish within 150% time

12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

sticker cost / yr

$39,450

36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

avg net price / yr

$32,020

after aid, aided students

85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$45,454

after entry, Title IV students

30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median grad debt

$27,000

89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $27,647 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

family income mix not reported

Median family income
$30,520
First-generation students
27%
In-state tuition & fees
$25,858

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Biology, General.33
Business/Commerce, General.25
Psychology, General.23$26,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.10
Political Science and Government.10
Computer and Information Sciences, General.7
English Language and Literature, General.4
Physics.3
Fine and Studio Arts.3
Special Education and Teaching.2
Mathematics.2
Criminal Justice and Corrections.2

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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Provenance

  • 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.