Tennessee · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

American Baptist College

Nashville, Tennessee. 48 undergraduate students. 12 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at American Baptist College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-19%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at American Baptist College fell 19% between 2021 and 2024 (57 → 46).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at American Baptist College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+43%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at American Baptist College rose 43% between 2021 and 2024 (27.3% → 38.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Tennessee

Each tile compares this institution to the Tennessee median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$41,216+26% · 6→10y
Tennessee median $38,880
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$32,665
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
33.3%-49% · '02→'24
Tennessee median 57.6%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$19,000+100% · '13→'19
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
48-79% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
80.0%+16% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,474+220% · '01→'24
out-of-state $12,474
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

6.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $19,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,216 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996202446
2224619962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 2002202438.9%
100%17%20022024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 20132019$43,000
$43,000$21,50020132019
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 20022024-49%

American Baptist College · completion · 150% fell

76.0% → 38.9%

RETENTION · 20042024+16%

American Baptist College · retention rose

86.0% → 100.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024-79%

American Baptist College · undergrad enrollment fell

217 → 46

IN-STATE TUITION · 20012024+220%

American Baptist College · in-state tuition rose

$4,250 → $13,604

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20012024+220%

American Baptist College · out-of-state tuition rose

$4,250 → $13,604

MEDIAN DEBT · 20132019+100%

American Baptist College · median debt rose

$21,500 → $43,000

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

1 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at American Baptist College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$9,574
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 36
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 36year 0year 39
Cost per year
$18,655
HS-only baseline · TN
$34,600
Years to complete
4
CIP family
39

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

American Baptist College graduates earn $X” — not “American Baptist College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending American Baptist College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →