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Fisk University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Nashville, TN
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 950
Men / Women 37% / 63%
Black 92%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 3%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
White 0%
International 0%
From State 32%
From Region 19%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 35%
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Computer Science 17%
Business & Economics 8%
Arts 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 4%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,858
Est. Cost of Attendance $39,450
10-Year ROI $32,000
ROI Percentile 5th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #325
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #396
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #527

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1200 – 1430
SAT Math Range 570 – 790
SAT RW Range 570 – 720
ACT Range 19 – 24

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
Fisk University 112 34% / 66% 0% $57,366 99%
Computer Science 19 63% / 37% 0% $84,574 92
Chemistry $50,650 41
Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $62,766 70
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $63,996 72
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,837 36
Biology 37 19% / 81% 0% $49,753 39 100%
Business Administration 9 33% / 67% 0% $63,413 71
Criminal Justice 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,479 38
English 2 50% / 50% 0% $45,661 27
General Studies 5 60% / 40% 0% $49,294 37
History 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,218 37
Political Science 8 25% / 75% 0% $50,161 40
Psychology 13 23% / 77% 0% $56,004 56 96%
Sociology 3 33% / 67% 0% $48,759 36
Special Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,525 41
Art 3 33% / 67% 0% $36,254 8
Music 2 50% / 50% 0% $36,617 8
Music Teacher Education $47,507 32