Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209-1561
615-963-5000
Tennessee State University is a public land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912 as the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School, it is the largest and only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University is categorized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a doctoral university with high research activity. The university has eight colleges and schools: College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Nursing.
The university offers bachelor's degrees in over 50 majors, master's degrees in over 30 majors, and doctoral degrees in 15 different areas of study. Tennessee State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university is also accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
The university's athletic teams, known as the Tigers, compete in NCAA Division I. The university is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers have won five national championships: in women's basketball in 1958 and 1959, and in men's track and field in 1959, 1960, and 1961. The Tigers women's track and field team has also won eight national championships: in indoor track and field in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, and in outdoor track and field in 1989 and 1990. The university's marching band, the Aristocrat of Bands, is the largest marching band in the world, with over 400 members.
Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University is a public, co-educational, historically black university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university is also accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. The university's athletic teams, known as the Tigers, compete in NCAA Division I. The university is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Tigers have won five national championships: in women's basketball in 1958 and 1959, and in men's track and field in 1959, 1960, and 1961. The Tigers women's track and field team has also won eight national championships: in indoor track and field in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, and in outdoor track and field in 1989 and 1990. The university's marching band, the Aristocrat of Bands, is the largest marching band in the world, with over 400 members.
Tennessee State University offers bachelor's degrees in over 50 majors, master's degrees in over 30 majors, and doctoral degrees in 15 different areas of study. The university's College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in agricultural science, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology, among other majors. The College of Business offers bachelor's degrees in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing, among other majors. The College of Education offers bachelor's degrees in elementary education, secondary education, and special education, among other majors. The College of Engineering offers bachelor's degrees in civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer engineering, among other majors. The College of Health Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in nursing, public health, and health sciences, among other majors. The College of Liberal Arts offers bachelor's degrees in English, history, political science, and sociology, among other majors.
The university's School of Graduate Studies offers master's degrees in over 30 majors, including business administration, education, engineering, and nursing, among others. The school also offers doctoral degrees in 15 different areas of study, including education, psychology, and public administration.
Tennessee State University is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university is categorized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a doctoral university with high research activity. The university has eight colleges and schools: College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Nursing.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 7615
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.tnstate.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.tnstate.edu/financial_aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $23424
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $36144
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Tennessee State University is $90559.32. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Tennessee State University. For graduates of Tennessee State University, we saw an average early-career income of $51200.00 and mid-career income of $71900.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.