Nashville Film Institute
Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · offers Associate's degrees
—Acceptance rate
$25,472Average net price / year
86%Graduation rate
—Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$5,500Median debt at graduation
60Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,855
- Average net price
- $25,472
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $24,318
- $30–48k
- $24,433
- $48–75k
- $29,855
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- —
- Median debt (graduates)
- $5,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
Programs: what graduates earn
1 of 2 programs have published earnings or debt data. Earnings are median salaries of graduates one year after completing the program (or the latest available year).
Undergraduate certificate
| Program | Graduates | Earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 57 | $22,919 | $5,500 |
Students
- Undergraduates
- 60
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 25% / 75%
- White
- 58%
- Hispanic
- 8%
- Black
- 27%
- Asian
- 7%
- International
- 0%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $36,504 / year
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
- Website
- nfi.edu
- Also known as
- NA
Most popular fields
- Visual & Performing Arts – 100% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
How much does Nashville Film Institute cost?
The average net price after grants is $25,472 per year; in-state tuition and fees are — and the full cost of attendance is $29,855.
What is the graduation rate?
86% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Nashville
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 7,208 students |
$15,846 | 6% | 94% | $91,565 |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 7,137 students |
$33,147 | 95% | 71% | $55,930 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN · Public · 5,653 students |
$6,777 | — | 18% | $38,519 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public · 4,848 students |
$15,796 | 70% | 34% | $42,730 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 2,997 students |
$24,739 | 68% | 72% | $55,541 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,784 students |
$11,645 | — | 0% | $40,092 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,737 students |
$16,813 | 69% | 53% | $49,378 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,712 students |
$24,700 | — | 42% | $39,544 |
| Fisk University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,035 students |
$32,020 | 37% | 30% | $45,454 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,027 students |
$27,267 | — | — | $61,480 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.