Fisk University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,510 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,033
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 32%
From Region 19%
Athletes 78 (7.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 79%
Asian 7%
Hispanic 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
White 0%
International 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
Fisk University 128 31% 0% 2% 84% 1% 0% $76,960 64 -0.38 82 100%
Computer Science 35 — 63% 0% 9% 66% 0% 0% $119,855 50 -0.15 99 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $105,706 29 -0.25 97 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,240 18 -0.71 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $78,026 49 -0.28 83 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $82,908 50 -0.05 87 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $58,492 7 -1.16 51 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 30% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% $51,802 4 -1.70 33 100% — — — —
Business Administration 17 — 18% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,482 74 +0.31 87 — — — — —
English 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,634 59 +0.15 38 — — — — —
General Studies 25 — 16% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $55,508 47 -0.17 43 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $55,623 52 -0.13 44 — — — — —
Political Science 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,813 24 -0.69 62 — — — — —
Psychology 14 — 7% 0% 0% 86% 7% 0% $45,742 4 -1.41 18 100% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,834 38 -0.37 36 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,744 53 +0.13 47 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $49,786 67 +0.32 28 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $50,756 66 +0.43 30 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,747 93 +1.07 47 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,650 47 -0.17 52 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,668
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Computer Science 28.1% 36 64% 0% 8% 64% 0% 0% $119,462 64 -0.15 99 — —
Humanities 21.1% 27 15% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $55,369 53 -0.15 43 — —
Social Sciences 16.4% 21 5% 0% 0% 90% 5% 0% $50,007 9 -1.13 28 100% —
Business & Economics 13.3% 17 18% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $83,482 60 +0.31 87 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.2% 13 38% 0% 0% 77% 0% 0% $53,346 4 -1.57 38 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 5 40% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% $74,464 39 -0.36 79 — —
Professional 3.9% 5 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,650 22 -0.17 52 — —
Arts 1.6% 2 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,747 72 +1.07 47 — —
Education 1.6% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,744 71 +0.13 47 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #334 66% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #335 100% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.9M #234 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.3M #315 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.4M #429 78% $0 — — — —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 17 $312K $412K -$100K
Cross Country 5 $11K $11K $0
Golf 5 $67K $67K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 1 $89K $89K $0
Total 26 $480K $580K -$100K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Gymnastics 15 $513K $513K $0
Volleyball 15 $398K $429K -$31K
Basketball 14 $375K $475K -$100K
Cross Country 5 $11K $11K $0
Golf 5 $55K $55K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 3 $290K $59K $231K
Total 52 $1.6M $1.5M $100K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 31 $688K $888K -$200K
Gymnastics 15 $513K $513K $0
Volleyball 15 $398K $429K -$31K
Cross Country 10 $23K $23K $0
Golf 10 $122K $122K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 4 $379K $148K $231K
Total 78 $2.3M $2.3M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

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 99%
SAT Range 1140 – 1510
SAT Math Range 570 – 790
SAT RW Range 570 – 720