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 11.2-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 136 Title IV programs, 67 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing67 · 49.3%
- No Data69 · 50.7%
- 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 · 9
Action history · 17
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Mar 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Oct 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate 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, 7,173 students received $40.2M in Pell grants, alongside $57.8M 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 5,072 borrowers who entered repayment, 120 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.
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 Middle 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 · 9
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 campus23
- Non-campus3
- Public property1
Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- CORLEW HALL1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 7 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.
Middle Tennessee State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Middle 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMiddle Tennessee State University | 54% | — | 20,488 | $13,359 | R2 Research |
| 53% | 86.2% | 13,728 | $15,983 | R2 Research | |
| 58% | 76.1% | 10,511 | $14,246 | R2 Research | |
| 35% | 70.1% | 6,310 | $15,796 | R2 Research | |
| 80% | 71.5% | 22,740 | $23,322 | R2 Research | |
| 71% | 64.2% | 18,848 | $20,109 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 56% | 71.5% | 16,288 | $15,890 |
Institutions like Middle Tennessee State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Middle Tennessee State's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchTennessee
East Tennessee State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment13,728Net price$15,983View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Tennessee Technological University
Grad rate58%Admit rate76.1%Enrollment10,511Net price$14,246View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Tennessee State University
Grad rate35%Admit rate70.1%Enrollment6,310Net price$15,796View data - R2 ResearchVirginia
James Madison University
Grad rate80%Admit rate71.5%Enrollment22,740Net price$23,322View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Grad rate71%Admit rate64.2%Enrollment18,848Net price$20,109View data
Middle Tennessee State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research (IEPR) at Middle Tennessee State University provides contact details including a phone number and an email address for inquiries. The page links to various resources, including the Common Data Set, MTSU Fact Book, and public dashboards, as well as to the team contact info page. Numerous useful links to university resources and IEPR-related areas like strategic planning and accreditation are also provided.
Visit IR office page- Chris BrewerAssistant Vice Provost
- Jeri Ann ClarkDirector of Data Management & Institutional Research
- Lisa BassDirector of Institutional Effectiveness
- Trey EnglandResearch Analyst
- Angela HarrisResearch and Survey Analyst
- James R. HawkinsResearch Analyst
- Yingxiao HuangResearch Analyst
- Pudjiati SutarsoI.E. Coordinator
- Kelsey WarnerAdministrative Assistant 3
Common Data Set
Middle Tennessee State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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