Fortis Institute-Cookeville
Tuition per year
$15,120
$26,820 with room and board
Peer median $15,652
Undergraduates
334
Student-faculty ratio 19:1
Peer median 19 : 1
Graduation rate
31.6%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 31.6%
Peer median 58.8%
“Peers” are all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Cookeville, Tennessee
- Website
- www.fortis.edu
- Undergraduates
- 334
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Remote town
- Nearest major city
- Nashville, about 70 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 70 mi
- Academic calendar
- Other
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- James Williamson (Campus President)
- Phone
- 9315263660
- City
- Cookeville, Tennessee
- Address
- 1025 Highway 111, Cookeville, TN 38501-4305
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
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 | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical Technology/Technologist. | - | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer. | - | |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician. | $47,998 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | $69,335 |
Students
334 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 19:81 · Freshman retention 72.2%
- Continuing undergraduates 274
- First-year undergraduates 30
- Transfers and others 30
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (334)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2020
Cost
2025 cost per year
$26,820
- Undergraduate tuition
- $15,120
- Room and board
- $11,700
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,204 · all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose -1% from 2020 to 2025; room and board rose 117%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$5.8M
Expenses$5.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 185 private two-year health professions 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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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville · 2.6 mi
U.S. News #299
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The University of the SouthSewanee · 69.4 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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Belmont UniversityNashville · 73.4 mi
U.S. News #208
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville · 73.8 mi
U.S. News #250
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · 73.9 mi
U.S. News #16
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The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville · 87.8 mi
U.S. News #109
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Centre CollegeDanville · 110.8 mi
Liberal Arts #54
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University of Alabama--HuntsvilleHuntsville · 117.8 mi
U.S. News #262
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Berea CollegeBerea · 118.5 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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.