Tennessee Technological University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 70,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,531
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 95%
From Region 2%
Athletes 316 (3.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Human Ecology 120 30% 89% 0% 2% 2% 1% $49,861 1 -0.77 40 95%
Human Ecology 26 — 4% 77% 0% 4% 4% 0% $44,423 5 -1.32 25 91% — — — —
Agriculture 39 — 38% 97% 0% 0% 0% 3% $54,541 18 -0.64 52 94% — — — —
Animal Science 21 — 5% 81% 0% 5% 5% 0% $47,350 16 -0.80 33 — — — — —
Wildlife and Fisheries Science 34 — 56% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,204 29 -0.49 41 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 346 40% 86% 2% 2% 4% 0% $52,280 2 -1.09 46 96%
Chemistry 33 — 48% 79% 6% 6% 0% 0% $62,752 12 -0.85 69 100% — — — —
Earth Sciences 17 — 71% 82% 0% 0% 12% 0% $63,979 51 -0.10 71 100% — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $58,120 7 -1.03 61 95% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,449 13 -0.95 80 — — — — —
Biology 99 — 39% 83% 3% 0% 5% 1% $55,919 8 -1.22 56 98% — — — —
English 19 — 32% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,695 2 -1.67 13 84% — — — —
History 15 — 47% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $50,649 25 -0.61 42 96% — — — —
World Languages 12 — 33% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $48,137 16 -0.88 35 — — — — —
Communication Studies 13 — 69% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $54,843 25 -0.66 53 98% — — — —
Environmental and Sustainability Studies 10 — 50% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,921 3 -1.48 32 94% — — — —
Political Science 18 — 50% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $52,182 3 -1.47 46 94% — — — —
Psychology 54 — 20% 87% 0% 4% 2% 0% $47,625 11 -1.13 34 95% — — — —
Sociology 46 — 28% 87% 0% 7% 4% 0% $43,708 2 -1.19 23 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 266 54% 86% 3% 2% 3% 3% $70,752 47 -0.75 80 96%
Accounting 44 — 57% 91% 2% 0% 5% 0% $73,537 21 -0.87 83 99% — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $80,725 70 +0.16 88 100% — — — —
Economics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $69,830 9 -1.06 79 — — — — —
Finance 31 — 71% 90% 0% 3% 3% 0% $79,721 18 -0.67 88 98% — — — —
Management 99 — 48% 89% 1% 1% 3% 3% $67,048 30 -0.55 76 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 36 — 72% 72% 11% 0% 0% 11% $78,427 21 -0.80 87 — — — — —
Marketing 51 — 37% 82% 2% 4% 2% 0% $64,761 13 -1.00 73 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 265 30% 90% 1% 2% 3% 0% $49,211 1 -0.89 38 94%
Exercise Science 89 — 54% 84% 2% 3% 2% 0% $54,830 22 -0.81 53 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 21 — 0% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $46,566 16 -0.85 31 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 80 — 4% 98% 0% 0% 2% 0% $46,566 16 -0.85 31 94% — — — —
Middle Grades Education 28 — 29% 82% 0% 4% 7% 4% $46,566 16 -0.85 31 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 41 — 49% 88% 0% 0% 2% 0% $46,566 12 -1.00 31 94% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,816 1 -2.28 17 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 547 83% 79% 5% 3% 5% 3% $102,057 95 -0.28 97 98%
Chemical Engineering 48 — 65% 77% 4% 2% 6% 2% $90,943 7 -1.49 94 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 79 — 75% 81% 3% 3% 4% 3% $92,075 46 -0.04 94 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 19 — 79% 74% 5% 11% 0% 5% $111,439 46 -0.27 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 58 — 91% 76% 2% 10% 2% 5% $106,110 28 -0.52 98 99% — — — —
Engineering 8 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,991 34 -0.35 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 131 — 91% 82% 3% 1% 5% 3% $98,811 55 -0.05 96 96% — — — —
Computer Science 152 — 82% 75% 9% 2% 6% 4% $115,060 44 -0.29 99 98% — — — —
Engineering Technology 52 — 90% 79% 6% 2% 6% 2% $90,947 57 +0.18 94 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 78 35% 90% 1% 4% 1% 0% $46,887 1 +0.01 32 93%
Art 29 — 34% 90% 0% 7% 0% 0% $41,057 24 -0.62 17 88% — — — —
Craft Studies 28 — 32% 86% 4% 4% 4% 0% $49,594 66 +0.30 39 — — — — —
Music 21 — 38% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,332 68 +0.49 44 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Interdisciplinary Studies 114 35% 82% 1% 4% 4% 1% $51,850 2 -0.52 45 90% 6.8%
General Studies 18 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $51,872 26 -0.52 45 90% 6.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 94 — 38% 84% 1% 5% 3% 1% $51,896 26 -0.52 45 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,525 16 -0.75 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Whitson-Hester School of Nursing 135 18% 86% 3% 4% 2% 1% $76,150 61 -1.60 85 98%
Nursing 135 — 18% 86% 3% 4% 2% 1% $76,150 2 -1.60 85 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,952
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $16,571
Est. In-State Cost $15,461
Est. Out-of-State Cost $21,436
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 18.3% 343 83% 80% 3% 3% 4% 3% $97,980 31 -0.35 96 97% —
Business & Economics 14.2% 266 54% 86% 3% 2% 3% 3% $70,752 28 -0.75 80 96% —
Health Sciences 12.0% 224 32% 85% 3% 4% 2% 0% $67,679 15 -1.29 77 96% —
Education 9.4% 176 18% 93% 0% 1% 3% 1% $46,370 11 -0.93 30 94% —
Humanities 8.6% 160 36% 86% 2% 3% 3% 1% $49,897 20 -0.70 40 90% 6.8%
Computer Science 8.1% 152 82% 75% 9% 2% 6% 4% $115,060 59 -0.29 99 98% —
Social Sciences 7.5% 141 33% 87% 1% 4% 3% 0% $47,544 3 -1.18 33 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.7% 125 32% 82% 2% 1% 5% 1% $53,528 4 -1.24 50 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.0% 94 37% 93% 0% 1% 1% 1% $51,366 13 -0.62 44 96% —
Arts 4.2% 78 35% 90% 1% 4% 1% 0% $46,888 27 +0.01 32 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 60 60% 80% 3% 3% 7% 0% $62,944 9 -0.66 70 99% —
Professional 2.8% 52 90% 79% 6% 2% 6% 2% $90,947 90 +0.18 94 96% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $17.3M #155 51% $0.1M 18 #136 118 1
Computer Science $4.9M #135 49% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #230 59% $0 — — — 5
Agriculture & Food Science $1.9M #132 39% $0.0M 8 #60 33 —
Business & Economics $1.8M #168 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.6M #308 18% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.2M #302 9% $0 — — — —
Education $1.1M #228 34% $0 8 #352 — —
Health Sciences $0.9M #256 7% $0 — — — —
Total $33.5M #221 43% $0.1M 34 #311 151 6

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 111 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Baseball 39 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 18 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 13 $415K $415K $0
Golf 9 $283K $283K $0
Cross Country 8 $222K $222K $0
Total 198 $9.6M $9.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 68 $653K $653K $0
Softball 27 $699K $699K $0
Soccer 25 $719K $719K $0
Volleyball 16 $783K $783K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $100K $100K $0
Basketball 13 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Golf 8 $273K $273K $0
Total 118 $5.0M $5.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 111 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 68 $653K $653K $0
Baseball 39 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 31 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Softball 27 $699K $699K $0
Soccer 25 $719K $719K $0
Golf 17 $556K $556K $0
Volleyball 16 $783K $783K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $100K $100K $0
Tennis 13 $415K $415K $0
Cross Country 8 $222K $222K $0
Total 316 $20.4M $20.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 97%
SAT Range 1040 – 1310
SAT Math Range 520 – 660
SAT RW Range 520 – 650