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 14.5-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 130 Title IV programs, 50 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 79 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing50 · 38.5%
- No Data79 · 60.8%
- Failing1 · 0.8%
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 · 26
Action history · 32
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
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, 4,650 students received $26.2M in Pell grants, alongside $67.9M 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 3,184 borrowers who entered repayment, 82 (2.5%) 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 East Tennessee 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 · 12
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
- Non-campus2
Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 10 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
East Tennessee State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions East Tennessee 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEast Tennessee State University | 53% | — | 13,728 | $15,983 | R2 Research |
| 58% | 76.1% | 10,511 | $14,246 | R2 Research | |
| 54% | 69.1% | 20,488 | $13,359 | R2 Research | |
| 35% | 70.1% | 6,310 | $15,796 | R2 Research | |
| 57% | 49.9% | 14,311 | $10,846 | R2 Research | |
| 52% | 71.0% | 14,003 | $17,648 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 54% | 70.1% | 13,866 | $15,021 |
Institutions like East Tennessee State
Explore the federal data for institutions in East Tennessee State's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchTennessee
Tennessee Technological University
Grad rate58%Admit rate76.1%Enrollment10,511Net price$14,246View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate69.1%Enrollment20,488Net price$13,359View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Tennessee State University
Grad rate35%Admit rate70.1%Enrollment6,310Net price$15,796View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
North Carolina A & T State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate49.9%Enrollment14,311Net price$10,846View data - R2 ResearchAlabama
University of South Alabama
Grad rate52%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment14,003Net price$17,648View data
East Tennessee State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The webpage outlines the Institutional Research Security Policy at East Tennessee State University. It specifies the safeguarding measures for research against interference and threats, managed by the Office of the Provost, with contact information provided.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Joseph ChappellAssistant Vice Provost of Institutional Research
- Dr. Cheri ClavierAssistant Vice Provost of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation Liaison
- Dr. Michael HoffVice Provost for Decision Support and University Chief Planning Officer
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