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East Tennessee State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,807
Men / Women 40% / 60%
White 79%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 76%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 15%
Arts 6%
Computer Science 4%
Education 4%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,472
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $14,522
Est. In-State Cost $13,547
Est. Out-of-State Cost $18,786
10-Year ROI $142,000
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $17M #212
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #436
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #437
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 194 #131
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 42 #273

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 1020 – 1160
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 510 – 620
ACT Range 19 – 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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy 12 17% / 83% 0% $104,461 100%
Pharmacy 12 17% / 83% 0% $104,461 99 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Clemmer College of Education and Human Development 274 35% / 65% 1% $44,215 95%
Kinesiology 98 50% / 50% 1% $46,637 42 95%
Sport Management 44 +2 82% / 18% 5% $46,637 42 95%
Human Development and Family Studies 25 0% / 100% 0% $40,594 25 94%
Human Services 22 18% / 82% 0% $40,094 24 87%
Special Education 9 22% / 78% 0% $43,909 34 100%
Teacher Preparation 76 7% / 93% 0% $42,111 29 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 768 36% / 64% 1% $41,063 91%
Chemistry 18 +1 78% / 22% 0% $63,871 79 96%
Geosciences 21 33% / 67% 0% $53,650 61
Mathematics 10 70% / 30% 0% $59,374 72 100%
Physics 6 50% / 50% 0% $63,226 78
Biology 64 +2 38% / 62% 0% $50,185 53 94%
Microbiology 16 50% / 50% 0% $48,896 49
Anthropology 5 80% / 20% 0% $37,882 18
Criminal Justice and Criminology 63 +2 27% / 73% 2% $43,784 34 96%
English 56 +4 20% / 80% 0% $33,670 10 92%
Foreign Languages 16 +5 56% / 44% 0% $42,691 31
General Studies $42,186 29
History 39 +4 74% / 26% 0% $42,492 30 83%
Interdisciplinary Studies 75 51% / 49% 5% $41,482 27 87%
International Affairs 7 57% / 43% 14% $43,860 34
Media and Communication 56 +1 50% / 50% 0% $41,501 28 88%
Philosophy 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $41,811 28
Political Science 20 +2 60% / 40% 0% $34,325 11 91%
Psychology 134 +7 19% / 81% 3% $37,942 18 90%
Rhetoric and Writing 17 +2 24% / 76% 6% $40,696 25 84%
Social Work 32 9% / 91% 0% $42,050 29 95%
Sociology 19 +2 21% / 79% 0% $33,474 10 89%
Art 22 +1 5% / 95% 0% $26,651 4 88%
Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies 9 67% / 33% 0% $24,436 3 100%
Graphic Design 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $40,620 25 94%
Interior Architecture 21 14% / 86% 0% $40,620 25 94%
Music 14 57% / 43% 0% $24,436 3 100%
Theatre 16 +3 38% / 62% 0% $27,501 4 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Technology 440 66% / 34% 2% $61,075 94%
Engineering 4 100% / 0% 0% $82,475 93
Computing 78 87% / 13% 1% $93,295 97 94%
Accounting 47 47% / 53% 6% $58,006 70 93%
Business Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,239 70
Economics 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $59,991 73
Finance 34 +2 82% / 18% 3% $64,300 79 94%
Management 94 +1 61% / 39% 2% $51,918 57 95%
Marketing 78 +2 46% / 54% 1% $45,416 39 90%
Supply Chain Management 11 100% / 0% 0% $51,918 57 95%
Digital Media 41 61% / 39% 0% $37,167 16 96%
Engineering Technology 30 80% / 20% 3% $73,958 88 94%
Surveying and Mapping Science 14 86% / 14% 0% $77,099 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences 205 20% / 80% 0% $62,564 98%
Allied Health 75 +1 31% / 69% 1% $53,532 61 98%
Cardiopulmonary Science 17 12% / 88% 0% $61,596 75 100%
Dental Hygiene 27 0% / 100% 0% $60,729 74 96%
Radiologic Science 48 15% / 85% 0% $61,596 75 100%
Rehabilitative Health Sciences 38 21% / 79% 0% $83,355 94 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 443 16% / 84% 2% $74,304 97%
Nursing 443 16% / 84% 2% $74,304 88 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 51 33% / 67% 4% $54,799 98%
Nutrition and Dietetics 12 17% / 83% 0% $51,274 55
Environmental Health 8 62% / 38% 0% $53,377 60 98%
Public Health 9 33% / 67% 22% $53,377 60 98%
Healthcare Leadership 22 32% / 68% 0% $57,822 69