by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Fortis Institute-Cookeville, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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.
Fortis Institute - Cookeville was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The student to faculty ratio at Fortis Institute-Cookeville is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fortis Institute-Cookeville is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
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 Fortis Institute-Cookeville this rate is 52%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor’s degree from Fortis Institute - Cookeville have a four-year graduation rate of 32%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Fortis Institute-Cookeville.
In the current academic year, there are 301 undergraduates at Fortis Institute - Cookeville.
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The overall average net price of Fortis Institute - Cookeville is $16,772. 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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fortis Institute - Cookeville, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fortis Institute - Cookeville, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $8,783 a year. That adds up to $35,132 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Fortis Institute-Cookeville.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Fortis Institute-Cookeville with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $34,509 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 30% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at Fortis Institute-Cookeville make the most money.
Fortis Institute-Cookeville is an private for-profit institution found in Cookeville, Tennessee. Cookeville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life. Get more details about the location of Fortis Institute-Cookeville.
Contact information for Fortis Institute-Cookeville are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1025 Highway 111, Cookeville, TN 38501-4305 |
| Phone: | 9315263660 |
| Website: | www.fortis.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 3 majors graduated from Fortis Institute-Cookeville. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 114 | NA |
| Nursing | 42 | NA |
| Allied Health Services | 27 | $24,190 |
| Allied Health Professions | 20 | $38,008 |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling | 20 | $32,690 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 | $41,610 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
241 students took at least one online class at Fortis Institute-Cookeville.
Learn more about online learning at Fortis Institute-Cookeville.
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.
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