American Baptist College Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how American Baptist College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is American Baptist College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

American Baptist College was awarded 5 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

ABTS Nashville was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

See all of the rankings for American Baptist College.

Is It Hard to Get Into ABTS Nashville?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into American Baptist College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

Learn more about American Baptist College admissions.

American Baptist College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at ABTS Nashville it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at American Baptist College is 19%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at American Baptist College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At American Baptist College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at ABTS Nashville is 21%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at American Baptist College.

American Baptist College Is Not Very Diverse

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 99 undergraduates at ABTS Nashville with 77 being full-time and 22 being part-time.

ABTS Nashville Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 12.98 out of 100, ABTS Nashville is one of the least diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at American Baptist College.

How Much Does American Baptist College Cost?

The overall average net price of ABTS Nashville is $22,343. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ABTS Nashville, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ABTS Nashville, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $4,464 a year. That adds up to $17,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ABTS Nashville is 24.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do ABTS Nashville Graduates Make?

Location of American Baptist College

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, American Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Nashville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for ABTS Nashville are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1800 Baptist World Ctr Dr, Nashville, TN 37207-9980
Phone:	615-256-1463
Website:	www.abcnash.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/abcnash.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/_abcedu

American Baptist College Majors

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	9	NA
Human Services	4	NA
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	NA
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	NA
Music	0	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at American Baptist College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 42 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at American Baptist College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.