Carson-Newman University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,412
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 79%
From Region 12%
Athletes 532 (39.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 11%
Hispanic 6%
International 6%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

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
Carson-Newman University 326 46% 79% 1% 5% 3% 6% $57,858 5 -0.86 40 97% 6.4%
Computer Science 9 — 89% 56% 0% 0% 11% 11% $93,078 14 -0.93 91 — — — — —
Applied Chemistry — — — — — — — — $64,490 18 -0.69 57 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $64,636 19 -0.67 57 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,440 25 -0.68 63 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $67,786 10 -1.14 64 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,454 10 -1.16 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 29% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $61,418 11 -0.90 49 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 38% 85% 8% 0% 0% 8% $60,488 21 -0.69 47 — — — — —
Dietetics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,263 11 -1.02 27 — — — — —
Wildlife Biology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 25% $45,648 11 -0.98 11 — — — — —
Exercise Science 32 — 56% 66% 0% 16% 0% 9% $60,728 47 -0.12 47 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $60,728 47 -0.12 47 97% — — — —
Nursing 20 — 5% 85% 5% 0% 5% 0% $66,649 0 -2.55 62 100% — — — —
Accounting 5 +3 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,987 2 -1.75 46 100% — — — —
Business Administration 39 — 69% 77% 0% 3% 3% 15% $69,916 39 -0.40 68 95% 6.4% — — —
Consumer Studies — — — — — — — — $63,177 11 -1.12 54 — — — — —
Finance 14 — 79% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $70,958 7 -0.97 70 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,146 5 -1.39 65 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 67% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $66,417 17 -0.87 61 — — — — —
Recreation Management 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $57,168 40 -0.31 38 — — — — —
Sports Management 14 — 79% 50% 0% 29% 0% 14% $60,728 50 -0.06 47 97% — — — —
Biblical Languages — — — — — — — — $47,468 15 -0.94 14 — — — — —
Christian Studies 4 +6 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,019 23 -0.72 10 96% — — — —
Creative Writing 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $46,069 18 -0.77 12 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $46,432 20 -0.73 12 — — — — —
History 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,656 8 -1.00 13 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 — 22% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $46,598 7 -1.03 13 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,106 8 -0.98 14 — — — — —
Linguistics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,137 14 -0.97 14 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $49,680 16 -0.89 19 — — — — —
Religion 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,019 23 -0.72 10 96% — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,551 15 -0.94 14 — — — — —
Applied Psychology — — — — — — — — $45,704 4 -1.42 11 100% — — — —
Communication 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,917 32 -0.56 34 94% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,334 13 -0.82 12 — — — — —
Human Services 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,960 10 -0.98 10 95% — — — —
Political Science 4 +3 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,407 12 -1.02 41 — — — — —
Psychology 26 — 23% 81% 0% 0% 8% 4% $43,519 2 -1.75 8 100% — — — —
Sociology 6 +1 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $46,582 6 -0.93 13 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,258 12 -0.81 18 93% — — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 11 -1.13 18 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,901 22 -0.65 15 100% — — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,581 17 -0.85 13 — — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,901 22 -0.65 15 100% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 23 -0.87 18 93% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 11 -1.13 18 93% — — — —
History Teacher Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 9 -1.04 18 93% — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $47,901 15 -0.84 15 100% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 12 -1.05 18 93% — — — —
Psychology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,258 11 -1.13 18 93% — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $51,149 26 -0.72 22 94% — — — —
Special Education 7 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $51,149 26 -0.72 22 94% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language — — — — — — — — $49,334 23 -0.86 18 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,258 64 +0.26 18 93% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,055 17 -0.95 24 — — — — —
Film Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,611 15 -0.79 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 7 — 29% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $49,451 19 -0.83 18 — — — — —
Interior Design 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,545 7 -1.44 33 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $45,015 43 -0.19 10 — — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $45,050 43 -0.18 10 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $49,258 60 +0.27 18 93% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $44,963 43 -0.19 10 — — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,974 37 -0.31 9 — — — — —
Photography 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,850 13 -0.80 9 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $42,469 45 -0.08 7 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,982 43 -0.19 10 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,129
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

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
Business & Economics 26.7% 87 72% 77% 1% 7% 1% 10% $67,298 19 -0.61 63 96% 6.4%
Health Sciences 18.1% 59 39% 73% 2% 8% 2% 7% $62,735 7 -0.94 53 98% —
Social Sciences 14.7% 48 33% 88% 0% 0% 4% 4% $46,701 2 -1.35 13 98% —
Humanities 12.0% 39 36% 85% 0% 8% 3% 0% $46,506 7 -0.91 12 96% —
Education 8.6% 28 14% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $49,054 19 -0.79 17 96% —
Arts 7.7% 25 40% 80% 0% 8% 4% 4% $47,262 28 -0.60 14 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 20 35% 80% 10% 0% 0% 5% $60,814 20 -0.76 48 — —
Computer Science 2.8% 9 89% 56% 0% 0% 11% 11% $93,078 20 -0.93 91 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 6 83% 50% 0% 0% 0% 17% $67,558 19 -0.91 64 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 5 0% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $47,171 5 -0.99 14 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 35 #112 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 35 #305 — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 186 $2.8M $2.6M $183K
Baseball 67 $763K $763K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $568K $550K $17K
Soccer 28 $575K $575K $0
Swimming 21 $434K $399K $34K
Basketball 14 $796K $751K $44K
Tennis 11 $270K $268K $2K
Golf 9 $298K $264K $34K
Cross Country 8 $29K $29K $0
Total 370 $6.5M $6.2M $317K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $467K $452K $14K
Softball 25 $524K $522K $1K
Volleyball 25 $391K $359K $31K
Soccer 23 $609K $591K $18K
Beach Volleyball 20 $210K $186K $23K
Swimming 17 $325K $299K $26K
Basketball 13 $687K $645K $41K
Cross Country 11 $37K $37K $0
Tennis 10 $295K $292K $3K
Golf 8 $256K $232K $23K
Total 162 $3.8M $3.6M $185K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 186 $2.8M $2.6M $183K
Track & Field (outdoor) 71 $1.0M $1.0M $32K
Baseball 67 $763K $763K $0
Soccer 51 $1.2M $1.2M $18K
Swimming 38 $760K $699K $61K
Basketball 27 $1.5M $1.4M $86K
Softball 25 $524K $522K $1K
Volleyball 25 $391K $359K $31K
Tennis 21 $566K $560K $5K
Beach Volleyball 20 $210K $186K $23K
Cross Country 19 $66K $66K $0
Golf 17 $555K $497K $58K
Total 532 $13.3M $12.4M $863K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
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 75%
SAT Range 950 – 1210
SAT Math Range 450 – 570
SAT RW Range 500 – 640