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East Tennessee State University Overview

East Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. Johnson City is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is East Tennessee State University Known For?

2,646 Undergraduate Awards
$31,416 Avg Cost After Aid
78% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at ETSU.
  • In 2017-2018, 60% of the faculty were full-time.

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East Tennessee State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at ETSU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#15 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#42 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#92 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#103 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#143 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards ETSU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#19 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#22 Best Radiologic Technology Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#41 Best Dental Support Services Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#123 Best Allied Health Professions Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#184 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#243 Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is East Tennessee State University?

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Contact details for ETSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1276 Gilbreath Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423-439-1000
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/easttennesseestateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/etsu

How Do I Get Into ETSU?

You can apply to ETSU online at: www.etsu.edu/admissions/#student_type

Admission Requirements for ETSU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into ETSU?

78% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
2% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 78%, ETSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to ETSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 460 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800
ETSU received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 20 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford East Tennessee State University?

$31,416 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
9.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of ETSU is $31,416. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At ETSU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,735 a year. That adds up to $30,940 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

East Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,812 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,705 undergraduate students at ETSU, with 8,812 being full-time and 1,893 being part-time.

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There are also 3,008 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,812 full-time undergraduates at ETSU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Tennessee State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 122
Black or African American 590
Hispanic or Latino 334
White 7,006
International Students 136
Other Races/Ethnicities 624

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at East Tennessee State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at ETSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at East Tennessee State University

2,026 Took All Classes Online
8,168 Took At Least One Class Online
14.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,168 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ETSU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 29th most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of ETSU

The following table shows how ETSU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health Professions #1 #4
Human Services #4 #76
Dental Support Services #34 #52
Public Health #37 #64
Communication & Media Studies #46 #73
Communication & Journalism #61 #106
Public Administration & Social Service #69 #157

Online Growth Rankings of ETSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Tennessee State University was 14.6%. This is the #1,214 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ETSU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of ETSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Educational Administration 6%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at ETSU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at ETSU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Teacher Education Subject Specific #258
Educational Administration #321
Teacher Education Grade Specific #377

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

East Tennessee State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 464 14 131 19 628
Business Administration & Management 172 0 61 15 248
Health & Physical Education 152 0 30 9 191
General Psychology 154 0 11 8 173
Social Work 64 0 78 0 142
Liberal Arts General Studies 124 0 9 0 133
Communication & Media Studies 82 0 36 0 118
Public Health 34 8 67 6 115
Teacher Education Grade Specific 66 1 44 1 112
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 27 0 0 68 95
Marketing 94 0 0 0 94
General Biology 81 0 6 6 93
Computer Information Systems 74 0 15 0 89
Accounting 67 0 20 0 87
Criminal Justice & Corrections 77 0 5 0 82
Human Services 67 0 13 0 80
Allied Health Professions 78 0 0 0 78
Other Health Professions 59 10 7 0 76
Medicine 0 0 0 69 69
Educational Administration 0 16 20 29 65
General English Literature 54 0 9 0 63
Finance & Financial Management 61 0 0 0 61
General Engineering Technology 54 0 6 0 60
History 36 3 12 0 51
Communication Sciences 0 0 35 12 47
Graphic Communications 44 0 0 0 44
Chemistry 27 0 17 0 44
Human Development & Family Studies 42 0 0 0 42
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 41 41
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 38 0 0 0 38
Design & Applied Arts 36 0 0 0 36
Political Science & Government 35 0 0 0 35
Dental Support Services 34 0 0 0 34
Geological & Earth Sciences 15 0 16 0 31
Mathematics 19 0 11 0 30
Music 27 0 0 0 27
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17 9 0 0 26
Student Counseling 0 0 25 0 25
Special Education 10 3 11 0 24
Fine & Studio Arts 17 0 6 0 23
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 11 0 10 0 21
Sociology 14 0 5 0 19
Writing Studies 18 0 0 0 18
Business/Managerial Economics 16 0 0 0 16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 16 0 0 0 16
International Relations & National Security 14 0 0 0 14
Instructional Media Design 0 0 12 0 12
Philosophy 12 0 0 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 12 0 0 0 12
Anthropology 9 0 0 0 9
Economics 7 1 0 0 8
Engineering-Related Technologies 7 0 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 2 4 0 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 5 0 0 5
Physics 5 0 0 0 5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 4 0 0 4
Teaching English or French 0 3 0 0 3
Area Studies 0 0 3 0 3
General Engineering 2 0 0 0 2
Ethnic Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,646 79 735 283 3,743

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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