Visible Music College
Acceptance rate
28.0%
2025
Peer median 61.3%
Tuition per year
$22,000
$29,000 with room and board
Peer median $40,478
Undergraduates
79
Student-faculty ratio 6:1
Peer median 9 : 1
Graduation rate
24.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 24.0%
Peer median 52.9%
“Peers” are all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Website
- www.visible.edu
- Undergraduates
- 79
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- Memphis, about 5 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), about 8 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Interdenominational
- President
- Ken Steorts (President)
- Phone
- 9013813939
- Address
- 200 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 61.3% · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 71.8%, women 77.4%.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 5% submitted SAT, 39% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT optional: considered if submitted
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 3 in 10
132 applicants in 2025, 28.0% admitted
37 admitted 95 not admitted Yield 51.4%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management · Master's5 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Performance, General. | $26,001 | ||
| Music Management. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay Ministry. | - |
Students
89 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 56:44 · Freshman retention 66.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 59
- First-year undergraduates 13
- Graduate students 10
- Transfers and others 7
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (79)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 6.4% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 14.3% in 2019
Cost
2025 cost per year
$29,000
- Undergraduate tuition
- $22,000
- Room and board
- $7,000
- Graduate tuition
- $11,000
Peer median tuition + room and board $58,844 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 13% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 8%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$4.2M
Expenses$5.6M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis · 3.4 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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University of MemphisMemphis · 6.5 mi
U.S. News #288
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University of MississippiUniversity · 61.2 mi
U.S. News #179
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Harding UniversitySearcy · 94.9 mi
U.S. News #276
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Hendrix CollegeConway · 135.3 mi
Liberal Arts #100
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · 137.1 mi
U.S. News #208
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Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale · 183.5 mi
U.S. News #288
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville · 194.2 mi
U.S. News #250
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · 195.0 mi
U.S. News #16
Peer median 1.3 · all 51 private art, music and design schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.