East Tennessee State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (32%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,320
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 76%
From Region 18%
Athletes 396 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 6%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy 6 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,984 99 +0.15 99 100%
Pharmacy 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $121,984 37 +0.15 99 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Clemmer College of Education and Human Development 231 27% 81% 2% 2% 3% 1% $50,549 1 -0.81 43 95% 8.2%
Kinesiology 67 — 46% 69% 1% 4% 7% 0% $55,518 24 -0.73 56 95% — — — —
Sport Management 35 — 71% 77% 3% 6% 0% 6% $55,518 29 -0.61 56 95% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 28 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,274 9 -1.07 26 94% — — — —
Human Services 36 — 3% 86% 3% 0% 3% 0% $43,105 8 -1.20 23 94% 8.2% — — —
Special Education 8 — 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,607 7 -1.25 35 100% — — — —
Teacher Preparation 57 — 9% 88% 2% 0% 4% 0% $49,855 23 -0.61 41 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 789 34% 79% 1% 4% 4% 1% $49,917 1 -0.92 41 94% 8.8%
Chemistry 17 +1 47% 71% 0% 6% 6% 0% $83,218 91 +1.12 90 100% — — — —
Geosciences 18 +1 50% 78% 0% 0% 6% 0% $69,280 73 +0.38 79 100% — — — —
Mathematics 13 — 85% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,772 2 -1.15 54 96% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,363 9 -1.24 75 — — — — —
Biology 49 +5 39% 80% 0% 2% 4% 0% $66,094 50 -0.04 75 92% — — — —
Microbiology 9 — 33% 78% 11% 0% 0% 0% $51,310 1 -2.55 45 — — — — —
English 57 +5 25% 77% 2% 2% 2% 0% $45,138 14 -0.89 28 93% 9.9% — — —
Foreign Languages 12 +3 33% 75% 0% 0% 8% 0% $46,784 12 -1.00 33 95% — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $47,737 10 -0.92 35 88% 8.4% — — —
History 35 +1 57% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,488 19 -0.73 40 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 78 — 45% 73% 1% 10% 3% 1% $47,737 10 -0.92 35 88% 8.4% — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,377 9 -1.06 34 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Writing 19 +3 16% 79% 0% 5% 5% 0% $56,270 73 +0.47 58 100% — — — —
Anthropology 8 +1 12% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $46,509 6 -0.94 32 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $50,116 3 -1.18 42 — — — — —
Media and Communication 62 — 47% 71% 2% 10% 3% 0% $46,848 5 -1.40 33 99% — — — —
Political Science 24 +2 46% 79% 0% 8% 0% 0% $36,796 0 -2.61 10 91% — — — —
Psychology 155 +9 17% 78% 1% 3% 6% 1% $49,564 20 -0.83 40 93% — — — —
Social Work 31 +7 13% 74% 0% 3% 3% 3% $46,900 14 -0.75 33 88% 7.8% — — —
Sociology 23 — 9% 78% 0% 17% 4% 0% $45,865 4 -1.00 30 100% 9.1% — — —
Art 15 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,221 3 -1.67 5 92% — — — —
Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,722 14 -0.75 15 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 13 — 38% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,962 9 -1.10 30 100% — — — —
Interior Architecture 21 — 5% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $45,962 0 -2.53 30 100% — — — —
Music 23 +2 61% 52% 4% 0% 4% 17% $39,722 14 -0.75 15 90% — — — —
Theatre 11 +2 36% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,684 70 +0.35 30 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice and Criminology 73 +3 33% 77% 0% 4% 8% 0% $50,362 6 -1.31 42 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Technology 563 61% 78% 3% 6% 4% 1% $70,502 46 -0.92 80 93% 6.7%
Engineering 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,140 41 -0.26 95 — — — — —
Computing 92 — 80% 70% 7% 8% 8% 2% $101,411 25 -0.69 97 92% — — — —
Accounting 56 +1 64% 82% 2% 9% 2% 0% $68,283 9 -1.21 78 96% — — — —
Business Economics — +1 — — — — — — $63,393 3 -1.30 71 — — — — —
Economics 9 — 89% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $64,923 4 -1.24 73 — — — — —
Finance 48 +10 71% 79% 4% 6% 2% 2% $61,769 1 -1.29 68 88% — — — —
Management 114 +3 50% 75% 3% 6% 4% 3% $58,437 6 -1.00 62 94% 6.3% — — —
Marketing 100 +3 33% 77% 2% 3% 4% 1% $65,346 15 -0.95 74 98% 7.3% — — —
Supply Chain Management 28 — 68% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,437 1 -1.95 62 94% 6.3% — — —
Digital Media 54 — 50% 78% 2% 7% 2% 0% $47,370 23 -0.56 34 87% — — — —
Engineering Technology 33 — 94% 85% 0% 6% 3% 0% $87,789 40 -0.08 92 97% — — — —
Surveying and Mapping Science 21 — 81% 86% 0% 0% 0% 5% $92,439 19 -0.71 95 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences 202 17% 76% 1% 4% 4% 1% $71,811 50 -0.09 81 97% 6.4%
Allied Health 70 +7 29% 76% 3% 4% 7% 1% $68,077 54 -0.03 78 99% 8.3% — — —
Cardiopulmonary Science 17 — 18% 59% 0% 12% 0% 0% $67,544 50 -0.06 77 96% 5.5% — — —
Dental Hygiene 30 — 3% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,876 14 -0.90 70 96% 3.5% — — —
Radiologic Science 41 — 10% 73% 0% 5% 5% 0% $67,544 15 -1.00 77 96% 5.5% — — —
Rehabilitative Health Sciences 44 — 16% 80% 0% 5% 2% 2% $89,470 87 +1.20 93 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 319 12% 74% 3% 7% 4% 2% $83,517 81 -0.87 90 95% 3.9%
Nursing 319 — 12% 74% 3% 7% 4% 2% $83,517 13 -0.87 90 95% 3.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Public Health 60 17% 85% 2% 10% 0% 0% $56,720 4 -0.57 59 99%
Nutrition and Dietetics 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,328 17 -0.73 58 — — — — —
Environmental Health 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,995 22 -0.58 65 99% — — — —
Public Health 11 +1 18% 73% 9% 18% 0% 0% $59,995 32 -0.48 65 99% — — — —
Healthcare Leadership 36 — 11% 86% 0% 11% 0% 0% $55,556 18 -0.56 56 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,002
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,449
Est. In-State Cost $14,232
Est. Out-of-State Cost $19,985
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.0% 608 18% 74% 2% 6% 4% 1% $76,381 47 -0.58 85 96% 4.7%
Business & Economics 19.6% 426 51% 79% 2% 6% 3% 2% $61,382 6 -1.05 68 95% 6.7%
Social Sciences 17.1% 370 21% 78% 1% 5% 4% 1% $46,737 2 -1.11 32 94% 8.3%
Humanities 9.5% 207 39% 79% 1% 5% 2% 0% $48,035 12 -0.76 36 92% 9.0%
Arts 6.6% 144 40% 82% 1% 3% 2% 3% $43,633 16 -0.98 24 92% —
Professional 5.9% 127 57% 80% 0% 4% 6% 1% $67,045 49 -0.89 76 95% —
Computer Science 4.2% 92 80% 70% 7% 8% 8% 2% $101,411 34 -0.69 97 92% —
Education 3.0% 65 9% 89% 2% 0% 3% 0% $49,578 22 -0.69 40 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 58 38% 79% 2% 2% 3% 0% $63,800 32 -0.43 72 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 55 62% 84% 0% 2% 4% 0% $69,788 25 +0.04 79 99% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 10 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,328 34 -0.73 58 — —
Engineering 0.4% 8 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,140 17 -0.26 95 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $12.7M #127 47% $0.1M 80 #19 84 1
Life & Natural Sciences $3.8M #211 98% $0 11 #146 37 3
Education $1.1M #230 95% $0 33 #123 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #405 66% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #277 0% $0 16 #78 — —
Engineering $0.3M #345 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #468 70% $0 9 #242 38 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $19.0M #260 60% $0.1M 149 #136 159 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Baseball 35 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Soccer 28 $450K $450K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $86K $86K $0
Cross Country 17 $132K $132K $0
Basketball 15 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Golf 7 $765K $765K $0
Tennis 7 $254K $254K $0
Total 233 $12.4M $12.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 49 $126K $126K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 49 $126K $126K $0
Softball 31 $531K $531K $0
Soccer 27 $627K $627K $0
Cross Country 25 $161K $161K $0
Volleyball 15 $611K $611K $0
Basketball 13 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Other Sports 10 $194K $194K $0
Tennis 7 $371K $371K $0
Golf 6 $340K $340K $0
Total 163 $4.6M $4.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 107 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 77 $213K $213K $0
Soccer 55 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 49 $126K $126K $0
Cross Country 42 $294K $294K $0
Baseball 35 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Softball 31 $531K $531K $0
Basketball 28 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Volleyball 15 $611K $611K $0
Tennis 14 $626K $626K $0
Golf 13 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Other Sports 10 $194K $194K $0
Total 396 $22.3M $22.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 980 – 1200
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 510 – 620