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Nashville Film Institute

Nashville, Tennessee Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Nashville Film Institute is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 60 students.

Nashville Film Institute offers certificates and associate degrees across 1 program, the largest being Cinematography and Film/Video Production. It awarded 38 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
60
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
38
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
12
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
60
Undergraduates, fall 2024
60
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
93
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
30%
Men
70%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Chief Executive Officer
Premawathie Thiagarajah
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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