Fisk University Overview

Fisk University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Nashville, Tennessee. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Fisk University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Fisk.
• In a recent academic period59% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Fisk makes roughly $45,454 a year. This is 11% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Fisk student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Fisk University?

Contact details for Fisk are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 17Th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208-4501
Phone:	615-329-8500
Website:	www.fisk.edu

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How Do I Get Into Fisk?

You can apply to Fisk online at: www.fisk.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Fisk

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisk?

Fisk has an acceptance rate of 71%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Fisk submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 780.

Fisk received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Fisk University?

The overall average net price of Fisk is $22,477. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fisk, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,572 a year. That adds up to $26,288 over four years for those students.

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Fisk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 879 undergraduate students at Fisk, with 851 being full-time and 28 being part-time.

There are also 32 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 851 full-time undergraduates at Fisk, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fisk University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	682
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	3
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	71

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 14 countries are represented at Fisk. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Nigeria, and Nepal.

Fisk University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Biology	33	1	34
General Business/Commerce	25	0	25
General Psychology	23	0	23
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	0	10
Political Science & Government	10	0	10
Computer Information Systems	7	0	7
General English Literature	4	0	4
Physics	3	1	4
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	3
Special Education	2	0	2
History	2	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	1
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	129	2	131

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 EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.