Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
About
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor's degrees, 23 master's degrees, and eight doctoral degrees. It is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$22,848
- Estimated total for international students
- US$39,614
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$9,048
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$25,814
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,848
- Graduate students
- 1,253
- International undergraduates
- 2%
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 70%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 460–540 · Maths 420–510
- ACT
- 16–21
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 34%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$47,151
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (82)
Bachelor's degrees34 subjects
Master's degrees25 subjects
Doctoral degrees8 subjects
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)1 subject
Associate's degrees1 subject
Graduate certificates13 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.