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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Nashville, TN
Population 1,500,000
Website http://www.tnstate.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,714
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 41%
From Region 28%
Athletes 7.2%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 3%
White 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2024 Men: 31.4% 31.4%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
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: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 90.5% 90.5% 2012 Black: 91.1% 91.1% 2013 Black: 91.6% 91.6% 2014 Black: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 Black: 89.3% 89.3% 2016 Black: 88.9% 88.9% 2017 Black: 78.1% 78.1% 2018 Black: 86.4% 86.4% 2019 Black: 84.5% 84.5% 2020 Black: 80.2% 80.2% 2021 Black: 83.6% 83.6% 2022 Black: 87.7% 87.7% 2023 Black: 91.2% 91.2% 2024 Black: 90.0% 90.0% 2011 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 White: 7.3% 7.3% 2012 White: 7.3% 7.3% 2013 White: 7.0% 7.0% 2014 White: 4.6% 4.6% 2015 White: 4.8% 4.8% 2016 White: 5.5% 5.5% 2017 White: 5.8% 5.8% 2018 White: 5.4% 5.4% 2019 White: 5.6% 5.6% 2020 White: 6.5% 6.5% 2021 White: 7.2% 7.2% 2022 White: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 White: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 White: 5.0% 5.0% 2011 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2021 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 78.2% 78.2% 2021 Black: 84.6% 84.6% 2022 Black: 86.2% 86.2% 2023 Black: 88.2% 88.2% 2024 Black: 86.1% 86.1% 2025 Black: 85.8% 85.8% 2020 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2025 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 White: 8.1% 8.1% 2021 White: 8.5% 8.5% 2022 White: 6.7% 6.7% 2023 White: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 White: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 White: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 International: 2.3% 2.3%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture 51 33% / 67% 2% $44,434 24 91%
Agriculture 37 — 38% / 62% 3% $46,109 29 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $40,009 14 87%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 139 41% / 59% 0% $60,890 68 94%
Accounting 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $71,840 83 85%
Business Administration 94 — 35% / 65% 0% $58,314 63 95%
Economics 17 — 71% / 29% 0% $67,446 78 —
Office Management 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $58,314 63 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 35 23% / 77% 0% $48,512 36 90%
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,512 36 90%
Elementary Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,512 36 90%
Teacher Education 19 — 42% / 58% 0% $48,512 36 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 81 68% / 32% 7% $78,487 88 93%
Architectural Engineering 18 — 28% / 72% 11% $84,454 92 —
Civil Engineering 13 — 54% / 46% 15% $84,408 92 —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 100% / 0% 14% $85,957 93 —
Mechanical Engineering 12 — 92% / 8% 0% $90,104 95 90%
Computer Science 23 — 74% / 26% 4% $64,665 74 95%
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,218 82 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 164 23% / 77% 2% $53,397 51 94%
Health Sciences 43 — 12% / 88% 0% $44,128 24 94%
Nursing 21 — 5% / 95% 0% $82,497 91 100%
Public Health 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $53,123 50 —
Respiratory Care 19 — 26% / 74% 16% $66,824 77 94%
Health Information Management 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $57,925 62 94%
Healthcare Administration 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,925 62 94%
Health and Physical Education 49 — 47% / 53% 2% $42,075 18 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 91 35% / 65% 0% $47,437 33 90%
Communication 44 — 30% / 70% 0% $43,225 21 95%
English 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $42,937 20 —
General Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,436 72 79%
History — — — — $45,168 26 —
Liberal Arts 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $63,436 72 79%
Art 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $37,610 10 94%
Music 16 — 69% / 31% 0% $55,364 56 82%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Life and Physical Sciences 67 28% / 72% 0% $44,819 25 94%
Chemistry 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $53,518 51 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $57,774 61 —
Biology 58 — 28% / 72% 0% $43,250 21 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Service 148 20% / 80% 1% $45,445 27 92%
Political Science 26 — 35% / 65% 0% $45,173 26 94%
Psychology 61 — 16% / 84% 0% $42,396 19 90%
Social Work 14 — 14% / 86% 14% $41,413 17 94%
Sociology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,537 40 100%
Urban Studies 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $51,253 45 —
Criminal Justice 35 — 20% / 80% 0% $50,731 43 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,052
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,847
Est. In-State Cost $11,710
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,848
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 34%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6% 2012 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 Graduated: 29.6% 29.6% 2014 Graduated: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Graduated: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3% 2017 Graduated: 28.8% 28.8% 2018 Graduated: 30.1% 30.1% 2019 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2020 Graduated: 25.6% 25.6% 2021 Graduated: 30.3% 30.3% 2022 Graduated: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0% 2024 Graduated: 34.0% 34.0%

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

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2012 Men: 27.5% 27.5% 2013 Men: 24.0% 24.0% 2014 Men: 33.4% 33.4% 2015 Men: 31.0% 31.0% 2016 Men: 29.2% 29.2% 2017 Men: 22.0% 22.0% 2018 Men: 25.1% 25.1% 2019 Men: 26.6% 26.6% 2020 Men: 21.2% 21.2% 2021 Men: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Men: 26.3% 26.3% 2023 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2024 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2011 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2012 Women: 39.0% 39.0% 2013 Women: 32.7% 32.7% 2014 Women: 47.8% 47.8% 2015 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2016 Women: 37.3% 37.3% 2017 Women: 33.4% 33.4% 2018 Women: 33.2% 33.2% 2019 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2020 Women: 28.7% 28.7% 2021 Women: 32.4% 32.4% 2022 Women: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Women: 35.7% 35.7% 2024 Women: 36.9% 36.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 35.1% 35.1% 2012 Black: 35.4% 35.4% 2013 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2014 Black: 41.6% 41.6% 2015 Black: 38.2% 38.2% 2016 Black: 33.5% 33.5% 2017 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2018 Black: 29.1% 29.1% 2019 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2020 Black: 25.9% 25.9% 2021 Black: 27.2% 27.2% 2022 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2023 Black: 32.5% 32.5% 2024 Black: 33.7% 33.7% 2011 White: 43.2% 43.2% 2012 White: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 White: 30.6% 30.6% 2014 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2016 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2017 White: 28.4% 28.4% 2018 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2019 White: 35.1% 35.1% 2020 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2021 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2022 White: 43.8% 43.8% 2023 White: 40.9% 40.9% 2024 White: 29.5% 29.5% 2011 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 32.3% 32.3% 2019 International: 58.8% 58.8% 2020 International: 20.9% 20.9% 2021 International: 55.7% 55.7% 2022 International: 68.2% 68.2% 2023 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 International: 62.5% 62.5%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.7% 184 23% / 77% 1% $44,248 24 91%
Business & Economics 20.5% 159 37% / 63% 0% $60,517 67 94%
Health Sciences 12.2% 95 13% / 87% 3% $58,285 63 96%
Education 10.8% 84 37% / 63% 1% $44,757 25 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 58 28% / 72% 0% $43,250 21 94%
Engineering 6.4% 50 60% / 40% 10% $86,008 93 90%
Professional 5.5% 43 35% / 65% 0% $54,543 54 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.8% 37 38% / 62% 3% $46,109 29 92%
Arts 4.4% 34 41% / 59% 0% $49,576 40 86%
Computer Science 3.0% 23 74% / 26% 4% $64,665 74 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 9 33% / 67% 0% $54,937 55 —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $22.4M #57 54% $0.0M 2 #102 41 14
Engineering $5.2M #215 76% $0.1M 3 #204 24 1
Computer Science $2.0M #193 26% $0.2M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #411 70% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #393 85% $0 5 #177 17 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #448 70% $0 11 #226 34 —
Health Sciences $0.1M #366 72% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #451 0% $0 35 #112 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $31.1M #229 57% $0.3M 56 #244 116 17

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 70%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 Acceptance: 92.6% 92.6% 2024 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1% 2023 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2024 Yield: 13.0% 13.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

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 2023 Applicants: 12,890 12,890 2024 Applicants: 9,660 9,660 2023 Admitted: 11,940 11,940 2024 Admitted: 6,773 6,773 2023 Enrolled: 1,770 1,770 2024 Enrolled: 880 880

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 98%
SAT Range 880 – 1050
SAT Math Range 420 – 510
SAT RW Range 460 – 540

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 25th: 856 856 2024 25th: 880 880 2023 75th: 1068 1068 2024 75th: 1050 1050

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 25th: 423 423 2024 25th: 420 420 2023 75th: 530 530 2024 75th: 510 510

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 25th: 433 433 2024 25th: 460 460 2023 75th: 538 538 2024 75th: 540 540

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2023 Submitted: 39.0% 39.0% 2024 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%

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.