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Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·tntech.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+4.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
10,511
peer median 10,706
Avg net price
$14,207
+$430 vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
11,538
11,538 candidates competed
Admitted
8,784
76.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,006
22.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
58%+4.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
56%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 95 Title IV programs, 38 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
95
Passing
38
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

95programs
  • Passing38 · 40.0%
  • No Data57 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
6
Safe
32
No data
57

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.

38
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+13.2%
$51,014 vs $45,084
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.4%
$37,730 vs $32,989
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+19.9%
$39,565 vs $32,989
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+20.5%
$51,745 vs $42,937
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+21.8%
$52,283 vs $42,937
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+22.4%
$40,380 vs $32,989
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+29.8%
$42,830 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.1%
$43,264 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

33
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
55%
$20,775 debt · $37,730 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
50%
$26,000 debt · $52,283 earn
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
45%
$17,750 debt · $39,565 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
44%
$17,662 debt · $40,380 earn
Communication Journalism and Related Programs Other
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
41%
$19,000 debt · $45,909 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
41%
$17,975 debt · $44,043 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Master's Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
40%
$24,660 debt · $61,301 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
39%
$19,625 debt · $49,898 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1939Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 19

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  5. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,641
$30–48k$11,325
$48–75k$14,405
$75–110k$17,795
$110k+$18,329

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,207
+$430vs R2 Research median $13,777
Federal loans
36.9%
In-state tuition
$10,084
Out-of-state
$20,116

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 3,580 students received $20.4M in Pell grants, alongside $30.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,580
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$20.4M
$20,441,572 total
Direct Loans
$30.1M
5,832 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.7M
2,453 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.4M
2,552 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.5M
445 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.0M
329 loan awards
Grad PLUS$463K
53 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,161 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,161
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
4.8%
2018
4.1%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Tennessee Technological

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,929 total completions
01Business
41821.7%
02Education
37919.6%
03Engineering
33917.6%
04Health Professions
19310.0%
05Computer Sciences
1326.8%
06Parks/Recreation
1276.6%
07Biological Sciences
1045.4%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
924.8%
09Social Sciences
763.9%
10Visual/Performing Arts
693.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
10,511
12-mo unduplicated
11,009
Undergraduate
9,501
Graduate
1,508

Gender split

Men
52%5,767
Women
48%5,242

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.8%
Hispanic
5.2%
Black
4.5%
Unknown
3.1%
Two or more
2.8%
Asian
2.5%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
306
185 M · 121 W
Women athletes
39.5%
Athletic aid
$5.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$18.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.2M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$197K
$54K
Head-coach salaries
$174K
$83K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
104 M ·
$5.0M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 73 W
$742K
Baseball
40 M ·
$1.0M
Basketball
16 M · 12 W
$3.1M
Softball
· 27 W
$710K
Soccer
· 25 W
$727K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.02
20 offenses · 9,902 students

3-year trend

1.672 yrs ago2.641 yr ago2.02Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
63
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
12
Rape
4
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

20total
  • On campus20

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs39
Liquor411

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
455

Tennessee Technological vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Tennessee Technological selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectTennessee Technological University
58%10,511$14,207R2 Research
Tennessee State University
35%70.1%6,310$10,026R2 Research
East Tennessee State University
53%86.2%13,728$15,794R2 Research
Middle Tennessee State University
54%69.1%20,488$12,599R2 Research
Augusta University
49%86.4%10,900$13,347R2 Research
William & Mary
89%34.1%9,818$22,529R2 Research
Peer group median54%70.1%10,706$13,777

Frequently asked questions about Tennessee Technological University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tennessee Technological.

What is the graduation rate at Tennessee Technological University?

Tennessee Technological University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tennessee Technological University?

Tennessee Technological University reports a total enrollment of 10,511 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tennessee Technological University?

The average net price at Tennessee Technological University is $14,207 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Tennessee Technological University?

Tennessee Technological University's yield rate is 22.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Tennessee Technological University located?

Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee 38505-0001.

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