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Sullivan University: cost, admission and results

Sullivan University is a private for-profit college in Louisville, Kentucky. It has about 2,026 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $28,420 a year.

At a glance

  • $28,420Net price a year
  • 24%Graduation rate
  • $42,383Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Louisville, Kentucky 40205
Type
Private for-profit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
2,026
Graduate students
413
Students per teacher
13 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
sullivan.edu

Getting in

Sullivan University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$17,370
Room and meals on campus$10,485
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$31,556
Average net price after grants and scholarships$28,420

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 61% above the median net price of colleges in Kentucky on this site ($17,637). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$28,208
$30,001 to $48,000$29,759
$48,001 to $75,000$28,695
$75,001 to $110,000$26,257
Above $110,000$27,153

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeKY medianUS median
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)24%49%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$42,383$48,071$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$16,910$21,324$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Kentucky and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

22% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 44% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 75% women and 25% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 12 of the 36 colleges in Kentucky on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,278.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Sullivan University?

Published tuition and fees are $17,370 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Sullivan University?

24% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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