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After John A Gupton College: graduation, pay and debt

Nashville, Tennessee · Private · 160 undergrads

The typical student earns $46,902 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,610 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$46.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
48%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
33%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
15%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,582
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,114
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,902
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
54%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,610
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,999
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,450
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers