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?

• The 3% student loan default rate at ETSU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at ETSU.
• In <nil>, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, ETSU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,563 a year. That's about 4% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is East Tennessee State University?

Contact details for ETSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1276 Gilbreath Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone:	423-439-1000
Website:	www.etsu.edu

How Do I Get Into ETSU?

You can apply to ETSU online at: https://etsuapply.force.com/

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?

ETSU has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to ETSU submitted their SAT scores.ETSU received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford East Tennessee State University?

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 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,702 a year. That adds up to $30,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

East Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,316 undergraduate students at ETSU, with 8,396 being full-time and 1,920 being part-time.

There are also 2,987 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,396 full-time undergraduates at ETSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	143
Black or African American	546
Hispanic or Latino	341
White	6,395
International Students	128
Other Races/Ethnicities	843

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

In 2020-2021, 8,178 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.

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.

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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Boboskaditdatin under License

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