Austin Peay State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 86 Title IV programs, 41 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing41 · 47.7%
- No Data45 · 52.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 18
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
- Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,255 students received $28.4M in Pell grants, alongside $32.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,779 borrowers who entered repayment, 97 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Austin Peay State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus22
Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Austin Peay State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Austin Peay State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAustin Peay State University | 40% | — | 10,439 | $9,735 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 64% | 85.7% | 10,020 | $9,096 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 48% | 75.3% | 11,348 | $13,966 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 77.7% | 9,955 | $14,279 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 55% | 87.3% | 10,204 | $12,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 44% | 95.9% | 8,746 | $12,970 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 52% | 85.7% | 10,112 | $12,570 |
Institutions like Austin Peay State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Austin Peay State's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKentucky
Murray State University
Grad rate64%Admit rate85.7%Enrollment10,020Net price$9,096View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsSouth Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Grad rate48%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment11,348Net price$13,966View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsAlabama
Jacksonville State University
Grad rate55%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment9,955Net price$14,279View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsAlabama
University of North Alabama
Grad rate55%Admit rate87.3%Enrollment10,204Net price$12,170View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsArkansas
Arkansas Tech University
Grad rate44%Admit rate95.9%Enrollment8,746Net price$12,970View data
Austin Peay State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional Research has created a product for use by the APSU community as well as the general public.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Austin Peay State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $12,976 (2024-2025).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $12,976 → about $8,973 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($4,003).
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I350% of classes have under 20 students; 3% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~12% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B22% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B18,926 undergraduates and 1,513 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,983 transfer applicants → 1,946 admitted (98.1%) → 695 enrolled
Source publications
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