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Tennessee State University

General Information

Name: Tennessee State University
Address: 3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone:

  • General information: (615) 963-5111
  • Financial aid office: (615) 963-5701
  • Admissions office: (615) 963-5101

Website: www.tnstate.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$4,901$4,414$3,788
Books and supplies$1,200$1,100$1,000
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$3,990$3,990$3,990
        Other expenses$3,500$3,000$2,900
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,000$8,000$7,000
        Other expenses$3,000$2,700$2,300
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,700$3,500$3,300

Total expenses   
On-campus$13,591$12,504$11,678
Off-campus$18,101$16,214$14,088
Off-campus with family$9,801$9,014$8,088

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 75%
  • Federal grants: 48%
  • State/local grants: 24%
  • Institutional grants: 5%
  • Student loans: 58%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3209
  • State/local grants:$3336
  • Institutional grants:$5245
  • Student loans:$4291

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$15
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants14,1674,4969,671
Percent admitted84.1%84.4%83.9%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time53.4%58.9%50.8%
Part-time22.5%21.9%22.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 8880
Undergraduate enrollment: 7036
First-time student retention: 72%
Overall graduation rate: 44%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 84%
    • Part Time: 16%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 35%
    • Women: 65%

White non-hispanic: 16%
Black non-hispanic: 81%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management - Bachelor
  • Office Management and Supervision - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master
    Engineering
  • Architectural Engineering - Bachelor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor
  • Engineering, General - Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist - Associate, Bachelor
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator - Bachelor
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Master
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor, Master
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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