Tennessee State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,714
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 41%
From Region 28%
Athletes 258 (5.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 3%
White 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
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 51 33% 8% 0% 90% 0% 2% $46,087 1 -1.26 22 91%
Agriculture 37 — 38% 11% 0% 86% 0% 3% $46,064 6 -1.42 22 97% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 14 — 21% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $46,151 12 -0.84 22 77% — — — —
⇅ 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 139 41% 4% 1% 91% 4% 0% $65,271 28 -0.81 69 91% 8.9%
Accounting 15 — 53% 20% 7% 73% 0% 0% $65,835 6 -1.37 70 92% — — — —
Business Administration 94 — 35% 0% 0% 94% 4% 0% $64,344 22 -0.69 67 90% 8.9% — — —
Economics 17 — 71% 12% 0% 82% 6% 0% $70,610 9 -1.03 77 — — — — —
Office Management 13 — 31% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,344 22 -0.69 67 90% 8.9% — — —
⇅ 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 35 23% 17% 0% 77% 6% 0% $49,743 1 -0.51 32 92%
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 38% 0% 62% 0% 0% $49,743 33 -0.38 32 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 0% 25% 0% 50% 25% 0% $49,743 33 -0.38 32 92% — — — —
Teacher Education 19 — 42% 5% 0% 95% 0% 0% $49,743 22 -0.62 32 92% — — — —
⇅ 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 81 68% 30% 1% 54% 5% 7% $83,256 80 -1.23 88 94%
Architectural Engineering 18 — 28% 33% 0% 56% 0% 11% $83,656 8 -1.24 88 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 13 — 54% 31% 0% 54% 0% 15% $85,383 13 -0.99 89 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 100% 14% 0% 43% 29% 14% $93,188 2 -1.13 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 12 — 92% 42% 0% 42% 8% 0% $88,644 5 -1.33 91 90% — — — —
Computer Science 23 — 74% 22% 0% 70% 4% 4% $78,147 4 -1.37 84 96% — — — —
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology 8 — 100% 38% 12% 38% 0% 0% $76,825 11 -1.17 83 — — — — —
⇅ 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 Health Sciences 164 23% 7% 1% 87% 1% 2% $60,951 12 -0.69 61 96% 4.7%
Health Sciences 43 — 12% 9% 2% 88% 0% 0% $56,854 14 -0.80 51 96% — — — —
Nursing 21 — 5% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,279 1 -1.79 81 96% 4.7% — — —
Public Health 12 — 8% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,341 44 -0.17 65 — — — — —
Respiratory Care 19 — 26% 26% 5% 47% 5% 16% $77,803 69 +0.47 84 97% — — — —
Health Information Management 11 — 18% 27% 0% 73% 0% 0% $65,408 59 -0.05 69 96% — — — —
Healthcare Administration 9 — 0% 0% 0% 89% 0% 0% $65,408 59 -0.05 69 96% — — — —
Health and Physical Education 49 — 47% 0% 0% 96% 0% 2% $49,897 13 -0.97 32 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 Liberal Arts 91 35% 5% 0% 93% 1% 0% $48,490 1 -0.74 28 96% 9.9%
English 10 — 20% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $47,460 26 -0.60 26 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,195 27 -0.49 39 94% 9.9% — — —
History — — — — — — — — $51,689 31 -0.51 37 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 10 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,195 27 -0.49 39 94% 9.9% — — —
Communication 44 — 30% 0% 0% 98% 2% 0% $50,508 12 -1.06 34 95% — — — —
Art 9 — 22% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $36,779 9 -1.08 7 94% — — — —
Music 16 — 69% 12% 0% 88% 0% 0% $47,398 52 +0.07 26 100% — — — —
⇅ 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 Life and Physical Sciences 67 28% 3% 1% 90% 4% 0% $63,976 23 -0.34 66 93%
Chemistry 6 — 17% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,770 20 -0.66 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 0% 33% 67% 0% 0% $59,669 9 -0.97 58 — — — — —
Biology 58 — 28% 3% 0% 90% 5% 0% $64,117 39 -0.27 67 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 Public Service 148 20% 4% 0% 91% 1% 1% $50,124 1 -1.03 33 94% 10.8%
Political Science 26 — 35% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0% $44,968 1 -2.01 20 94% — — — —
Psychology 61 — 16% 5% 0% 93% 0% 0% $49,812 21 -0.80 32 93% 10.8% — — —
Social Work 14 — 14% 0% 0% 86% 0% 14% $54,453 55 +0.14 45 93% 11.2% — — —
Sociology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $40,682 1 -1.47 11 81% 10.9% — — —
Urban Studies 9 — 11% 22% 0% 56% 11% 0% $52,959 3 -1.73 41 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 35 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,849 12 -0.97 40 98% 10.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,052
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,847
Est. In-State Cost $11,710
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,848
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 34%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

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
Social Sciences 20.9% 162 23% 2% 0% 93% 1% 1% $49,139 6 -1.00 30 92% 10.9%
Business & Economics 20.5% 159 37% 5% 1% 89% 3% 0% $65,288 13 -0.71 69 91% 8.9%
Health Sciences 12.2% 95 13% 9% 2% 84% 1% 3% $65,715 11 -0.68 70 96% 4.7%
Education 10.8% 84 37% 7% 0% 88% 2% 1% $49,833 23 -0.78 32 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 58 28% 3% 0% 90% 5% 0% $64,117 33 -0.27 67 93% —
Engineering 6.4% 50 60% 32% 0% 50% 6% 10% $86,637 1 -1.18 90 90% —
Professional 5.5% 43 35% 7% 2% 88% 0% 0% $57,310 17 -1.01 52 98% 10.5%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.8% 37 38% 11% 0% 86% 0% 3% $46,064 3 -1.42 22 97% —
Arts 4.4% 34 41% 12% 0% 82% 3% 0% $46,059 25 -0.71 22 98% —
Computer Science 3.0% 23 74% 22% 0% 70% 4% 4% $78,147 6 -1.37 84 96% —
Humanities 2.8% 22 27% 14% 0% 86% 0% 0% $50,043 22 -0.54 33 94% 9.9%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 9 33% 0% 11% 89% 0% 0% $63,070 9 -0.76 65 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $22.4M #57 54% $0.0M 2 #102 41 14
Engineering $5.2M #215 76% $0.1M 3 #204 24 1
Computer Science $2.0M #193 26% $0.2M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #411 70% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #393 85% $0 5 #177 17 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #448 70% $0 11 #226 34 —
Health Sciences $0.1M #366 72% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #451 0% $0 35 #112 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $31.1M #229 57% $0.3M 56 #244 116 17

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 109 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 70 $374K $374K $0
Basketball 13 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 10 $286K $286K $0
Tennis 8 $290K $290K $0
Total 172 $9.5M $9.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 50 $551K $551K $0
Softball 19 $486K $486K -$1
Volleyball 17 $659K $659K $0
Basketball 11 $1.3M $1.3M $1
Tennis 10 $167K $167K $0
Golf 5 $174K $174K $0
Total 86 $3.3M $3.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 120 $926K $926K $0
Football 109 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Basketball 24 $2.9M $2.9M $1
Softball 19 $486K $486K -$1
Tennis 18 $457K $457K $0
Volleyball 17 $659K $659K $0
Golf 15 $460K $460K $0
Total 258 $18.7M $18.6M $86K

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 70%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

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 98%
SAT Range 880 – 1050
SAT Math Range 420 – 510
SAT RW Range 460 – 540