This guide covers the real cost of attending Fortis Institute-Nashville, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Published attendance costs at Fortis Institute-Nashville works out to about $36,210.00 per academic year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $15,627.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $20,583.00 |
| Total cost | $36,210.00 |
| That is 10% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $36,210.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,559.00 |
| Net price | $29,651.00 |
| That is 10% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $36,210.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,978.00 |
| Net price | $29,232.00 |
| That is 11% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $29,232.00 | $29,651.00 | $36,210.00 |
| Senior year | $29,232.00 | $29,651.00 | $36,210.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $116,928.00 | $118,604.00 | $144,840.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $44,545.00 | $45,184.00 | $55,179.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,346.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,667.00 |
| Total amount paid | $161,473.00 | $163,788.00 | $200,019.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $29,232.00 | $29,651.00 | $36,210.00 |
| Senior year | $29,232.00 | $29,651.00 | $36,210.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $58,464.00 | $59,302.00 | $72,420.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,273.00 | $22,592.00 | $27,589.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $673.00 | $682.00 | $833.00 |
| Total amount paid | $80,737.00 | $81,894.00 | $100,009.00 |
| Read more in the Net Price section. |
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,039.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,669.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $29,341.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $29,315.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $30,863.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $32,762.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Fortis Institute-Nashville Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Fortis Institute-Nashville works out to $9,500.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $6,334.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $13,992.00 |
| 90th | $23,501.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $10,727.00 |
| High income | $9,832.00 |
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Fortis Institute-Nashville is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.0% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Fortis Institute-Nashville amount to $232,959,126.00 distributed across 20,521 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 29 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,370.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Fortis Institute-Nashville, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.