Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Population
1,500,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation
246 (48%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,033
Men / Women
37% / 63%
From State
32%
From Region
19%
Athletes
8.4%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
79%
Asian
7%
Hispanic
1%
Mixed
1%
Native American
0%
White
0%
International
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2013 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2014 Men: 39.1% 39.1%
2015 Men: 26.4% 26.4%
2016 Men: 25.8% 25.8%
2017 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2018 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2019 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2020 Men: 35.9% 35.9%
2021 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2022 Men: 31.0% 31.0%
2023 Men: 30.3% 30.3%
2024 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 Black: 95.3% 95.3%
2012 Black: 80.1% 80.1%
2013 Black: 90.1% 90.1%
2014 Black: 80.4% 80.4%
2015 Black: 85.4% 85.4%
2016 Black: 85.9% 85.9%
2017 Black: 87.9% 87.9%
2018 Black: 86.8% 86.8%
2019 Black: 84.5% 84.5%
2020 Black: 88.8% 88.8%
2021 Black: 89.4% 89.4%
2022 Black: 80.5% 80.5%
2023 Black: 88.3% 88.3%
2024 Black: 86.5% 86.5%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2021 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2022 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2011 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 White: 0.9% 0.9%
2018 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 White: 1.0% 1.0%
2020 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 White: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 White: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2012 International: 18.0% 18.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 International: 5.8% 5.8%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Asian: 7.3% 7.3%
2020 Black: 83.8% 83.8%
2021 Black: 79.0% 79.0%
2022 Black: 74.6% 74.6%
2023 Black: 73.5% 73.5%
2024 Black: 83.1% 83.1%
2025 Black: 78.8% 78.8%
2020 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 White: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 International: 5.3% 5.3%
2021 International: 10.0% 10.0%
2022 International: 13.5% 13.5%
2023 International: 16.2% 16.2%
2024 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2025 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Fisk University
128
31% / 69%
0%
$69,078
78
98%
Computer Science
35 —
63% / 37%
0%
$95,942
96
—
Data Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,857
69
—
Mathematics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$63,395
70
—
Physics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$66,965
76
—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$55,667
53
—
Biology
10 —
30% / 70%
0%
$52,555
44
100%
Business Administration
17 —
18% / 82%
0%
$73,246
83
—
English
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$48,246
31
—
General Studies
25 —
16% / 84%
0%
$54,278
49
—
History
— —
—
—
$53,370
47
—
Political Science
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,257
57
—
Psychology
14 —
7% / 93%
0%
$59,158
62
96%
Sociology
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,783
45
—
Special Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,456
50
—
Art
— —
—
—
$39,447
11
—
Music
— —
—
—
$39,940
12
—
Music Teacher Education
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,545
47
—
Criminal Justice
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$53,846
48
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$27,668
ROI Percentile
78th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
74%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
30%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 45.3% 45.3%
2012 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%
2013 Graduated: 52.2% 52.2%
2014 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2%
2015 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8%
2016 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9%
2017 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7%
2018 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3%
2019 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2%
2020 Graduated: 50.5% 50.5%
2021 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7%
2022 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1%
2023 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5%
2024 Graduated: 29.9% 29.9%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 42.9% 42.9%
2012 Men: 56.2% 56.2%
2013 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Men: 27.8% 27.8%
2015 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2016 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2017 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Men: 35.2% 35.2%
2021 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2022 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2023 Men: 35.7% 35.7%
2024 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 Women: 46.2% 46.2%
2012 Women: 52.7% 52.7%
2013 Women: 56.1% 56.1%
2014 Women: 46.5% 46.5%
2015 Women: 58.6% 58.6%
2016 Women: 32.7% 32.7%
2017 Women: 59.0% 59.0%
2018 Women: 50.9% 50.9%
2019 Women: 50.3% 50.3%
2020 Women: 59.2% 59.2%
2021 Women: 47.4% 47.4%
2022 Women: 64.1% 64.1%
2023 Women: 48.0% 48.0%
2024 Women: 28.5% 28.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Black: 49.8% 49.8%
2013 Black: 52.4% 52.4%
2014 Black: 34.9% 34.9%
2015 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Black: 30.7% 30.7%
2017 Black: 53.9% 53.9%
2018 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2019 Black: 51.4% 51.4%
2020 Black: 51.1% 51.1%
2021 Black: 46.8% 46.8%
2022 Black: 60.6% 60.6%
2023 Black: 45.6% 45.6%
2024 Black: 33.8% 33.8%
2011 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2012 International: 72.3% 72.3%
2018 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2023 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
37.5%
48
10% / 90%
0%
$55,605
53
96%
Computer Science
28.1%
36
64% / 36%
0%
$95,942
96
—
Business & Economics
13.3%
17
18% / 82%
0%
$73,246
83
—
Life & Natural Sciences
10.2%
13
38% / 62%
0%
$53,273
47
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
3.9%
5
40% / 60%
0%
$64,608
72
—
Professional
3.9%
5
20% / 80%
0%
$53,846
48
—
Arts
1.6%
2
50% / 50%
0%
$53,545
47
—
Education
1.6%
2
0% / 100%
0%
$54,456
50
—
Research
R3
⇅
Physical Sciences & Math
$1.2M
#334
66%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.9M
#335
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.9M
#234
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.3M
#315
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0
#540
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$3.4M
#429
78%
$0
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
42%
Yield (Unbound)
8%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
42%
42%
42%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 98.2% 98.2%
2012 Acceptance: 10.5% 10.5%
2013 Acceptance: 39.7% 39.7%
2014 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5%
2015 Acceptance: 80.9% 80.9%
2016 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5%
2017 Acceptance: 45.4% 45.4%
2018 Acceptance: 71.5% 71.5%
2019 Acceptance: 93.4% 93.4%
2020 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5%
2021 Acceptance: 61.1% 61.1%
2022 Acceptance: 71.0% 71.0%
2023 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9%
2024 Acceptance: 37.4% 37.4%
2011 Yield: 7.2% 7.2%
2012 Yield: 63.1% 63.1%
2013 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2014 Yield: 10.6% 10.6%
2015 Yield: 8.9% 8.9%
2016 Yield: 4.2% 4.2%
2017 Yield: 10.6% 10.6%
2018 Yield: 21.6% 21.6%
2019 Yield: 11.5% 11.5%
2020 Yield: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Yield: 11.4% 11.4%
2022 Yield: 6.3% 6.3%
2023 Yield: 6.9% 6.9%
2024 Yield: 8.8% 8.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,913 1,913
2012 Applicants: 2,758 2,758
2013 Applicants: 3,334 3,334
2014 Applicants: 2,544 2,544
2015 Applicants: 3,004 3,004
2016 Applicants: 3,793 3,793
2017 Applicants: 2,801 2,801
2018 Applicants: 1,894 1,894
2019 Applicants: 3,034 3,034
2020 Applicants: 6,345 6,345
2021 Applicants: 4,281 4,281
2022 Applicants: 7,268 7,268
2023 Applicants: 7,982 7,982
2024 Applicants: 11,421 11,421
2011 Admitted: 1,878 1,878
2012 Admitted: 290 290
2013 Admitted: 1,323 1,323
2014 Admitted: 2,123 2,123
2015 Admitted: 2,431 2,431
2016 Admitted: 2,976 2,976
2017 Admitted: 1,272 1,272
2018 Admitted: 1,354 1,354
2019 Admitted: 2,834 2,834
2020 Admitted: 4,217 4,217
2021 Admitted: 2,616 2,616
2022 Admitted: 5,158 5,158
2023 Admitted: 4,622 4,622
2024 Admitted: 4,274 4,274
2011 Enrolled: 135 135
2012 Enrolled: 183 183
2013 Enrolled: 226 226
2014 Enrolled: 225 225
2015 Enrolled: 216 216
2016 Enrolled: 124 124
2017 Enrolled: 135 135
2018 Enrolled: 293 293
2019 Enrolled: 327 327
2020 Enrolled: 251 251
2021 Enrolled: 297 297
2022 Enrolled: 323 323
2023 Enrolled: 320 320
2024 Enrolled: 374 374
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
99%
SAT Range
1140
–
1510
SAT Math Range
570
–
790
SAT RW Range
570
–
720
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
400
700
1000
1300
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 830 830
2012 25th: 810 810
2013 25th: 850 850
2014 25th: 790 790
2015 25th: 790 790
2016 25th: 820 820
2017 25th: 940 940
2018 25th: 890 890
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 990 990
2021 25th: 1060 1060
2022 25th: 1090 1090
2023 25th: 1160 1160
2024 25th: 1140 1140
2011 75th: 1080 1080
2012 75th: 1110 1110
2013 75th: 870 870
2014 75th: 1090 1090
2015 75th: 1040 1040
2016 75th: 1010 1010
2017 75th: 1260 1260
2018 75th: 1120 1120
2019 75th: 1150 1150
2020 75th: 1210 1210
2021 75th: 1360 1360
2022 75th: 1450 1450
2023 75th: 1480 1480
2024 75th: 1510 1510
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 420 420
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 410 410
2016 25th: 400 400
2017 25th: 420 420
2018 25th: 420 420
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 520 520
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 570 570
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 530 530
2012 75th: 570 570
2013 75th: 440 440
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 470 470
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 550 550
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 710 710
2022 75th: 780 780
2023 75th: 780 780
2024 75th: 790 790
SAT Reading & Writing
200
350
500
650
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 410 410
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 390 390
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 520 520
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 470 470
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 550 550
2023 25th: 590 590
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 550 550
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 430 430
2014 75th: 550 550
2015 75th: 480 480
2016 75th: 540 540
2017 75th: 650 650
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 650 650
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 700 700
2024 75th: 720 720
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0%
2022 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0%
2023 Submitted: 77.0% 77.0%
2024 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
