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Tennessee Technological University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Cookeville, TN
Population 70,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,495
Men / Women 55% / 45%
White 77%
Hispanic 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 27%
Engineering, Computing & Math 22%
Business & Economics 17%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16%
Education 11%
Arts 4%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,376
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,576
Est. In-State Cost $14,716
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,149
10-Year ROI $157,000
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $22M #157
Life & Natural Sciences $7M #287
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #298
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 18 #179
Life & Natural Sciences 8 #512
Humanities & Social Sciences 8 #513

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 97%
SAT Range 1,048 – 1,310
ACT Range 20 – 27

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Human Ecology 103 32% / 68% 1% $52,764
Agriculture 30 33% / 67% 3% $61,886
Animal Science 13 0% / 100% 0%
Human Ecology 26 8% / 92% 0% $46,529
Wildlife and Fisheries Science 34 62% / 38% 0% $49,485
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 325 41% / 59% 1% $51,711
Mathematics 6 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0%
Biology 93 35% / 65% 0% $59,798
Chemistry 30 53% / 47% 0% $61,763
Earth Sciences 8 88% / 12% 0%
Communication Studies 15 20% / 80% 0% $51,802
English 13 31% / 69% 0% $45,477
Environmental and Sustainability Studies 21 43% / 57% 0%
History 13 62% / 38% 0% $44,626
Political Science 20 55% / 45% 10% $48,567
Psychology 49 37% / 63% 2% $40,363
Sociology 49 33% / 67% 0% $46,345
World Languages 5 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 319 64% / 36% 3% $69,194
Accounting 56 50% / 50% 0% $65,470
Business and Managerial Economics
Economics 7 71% / 29% 14%
Finance 47 79% / 21% 4% $66,619
Management 103 62% / 38% 1% $80,237
Management Information Systems 51 80% / 20% 6%
Marketing 55 53% / 47% 5% $54,510
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 306 26% / 74% 0% $47,607
Exercise Science 109 55% / 45% 0% $51,383
Early Childhood Education 30 0% / 100% 0% $45,661
Elementary Education 101 2% / 98% 0% $45,661
Middle Grades Education 24 8% / 92% 0% $45,661
Secondary Education 36 42% / 58% 3% $45,661
Special Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $40,985
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 459 85% / 15% 3% $95,265
Chemical Engineering 42 57% / 43% 5% $92,817
Civil Engineering 55 80% / 20% 2% $81,554
Computer Engineering 17 76% / 24% 6% $112,991
Computer Science 112 87% / 13% 4% $99,803
Electrical Engineering 45 87% / 13% 0% $112,076
Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 125 91% / 9% 3% $94,763
Engineering Technology 59 92% / 8% 2% $84,311
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts 69 35% / 65% 0% $42,159
Art 36 36% / 64% 0% $42,159
Craft Studies 13 31% / 69% 0%
Music 20 35% / 65% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Interdisciplinary Studies 101 43% / 57% 1% $50,572
General Studies 16 44% / 56% 0% $50,572
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 50% / 50% 25%
Interdisciplinary Studies 81 42% / 58% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Whitson-Hester School of Nursing 152 15% / 85% 1% $88,304
Nursing 152 15% / 85% 1% $88,304