Tennessee Technological 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 15.1-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 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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing38 · 40.0%
- No Data57 · 60.0%
- 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.
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 · 8
Action history · 19
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Apr 2024Renewal 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, 3,586 students received $20.4M in Pell grants, alongside $30.1M 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 2,161 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Tennessee Technological
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 campus27
- Non-campus1
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 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.
Tennessee Technological vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Tennessee Technological 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTennessee Technological University | 58% | — | 10,511 | $14,246 | R2 Research |
| 35% | 70.1% | 6,310 | $15,796 | R2 Research | |
| 53% | 86.2% | 13,728 | $15,983 | R2 Research | |
| 54% | 69.1% | 20,488 | $13,359 | R2 Research | |
| 49% | 86.4% | 10,900 | $13,787 | R2 Research | |
| 89% | 34.1% | 9,818 | $19,096 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 54% | 70.1% | 10,706 | $15,021 |
Institutions like Tennessee Technological
Explore the federal data for institutions in Tennessee Technological's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchTennessee
Tennessee State University
Grad rate35%Admit rate70.1%Enrollment6,310Net price$15,796View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
East Tennessee State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment13,728Net price$15,983View data - R2 ResearchTennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate69.1%Enrollment20,488Net price$13,359View data - R2 ResearchGeorgia
Augusta University
Grad rate49%Admit rate86.4%Enrollment10,900Net price$13,787View data - R2 ResearchVirginia
William & Mary
Grad rate89%Admit rate34.1%Enrollment9,818Net price$19,096View data
Tennessee Technological Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Assessment, Research, and Effectiveness (IARE) is to support data-informed decision making, policy formulation, budgeting, programming, and continuous improvement at Tennessee Tech through a systematic, integrated and strategic approach to planning, assessment, and data-based reporting.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Matthew TrengoveDirector
- Dr. Kevin HarrisAssociate Director
- Shelby SmithInstitutional Research Analyst
- Lindsay YoungSenior Institutional Effectiveness Analyst
- Shashidhar Reddy TatireddyInstitutional Research Analyst
- Sandy StorieAdministrative Services Coordinator
Common Data Set
Tennessee Technological's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C19,433 applied → 7,442 admitted (78.9%) → 1,988 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 78.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rates are similar across genders (Women 81.1%, Men 85.4%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1000–1240 (median 1130).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 20–27 (median 23).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $27,050 (2023-2024).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $27,050 → about $19,211 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($7,839); 23% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H13% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H554% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed None on average.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I350% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~32% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,456 transfer applicants → 1,062 admitted (72.9%) → 570 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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