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Tennessee Technological University Overview

Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The surrounding location of Cookeville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Tennessee Technological University Known For?

1,860 Undergraduate Awards

$25,716 Avg Cost After Aid

78% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at Tennessee Tech University is the doctor's degree.
In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from Tennessee Tech University with a bachelor's degree make about $48,501 a year. That's 19% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Tennessee Technological University?

Contact details for Tennessee Tech University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 William L. Jones Drive, Cookeville, TN 38505-0001
Phone:	931-372-3101
Website:	www.tntech.edu

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How Do I Get Into Tennessee Tech University?

You can apply to Tennessee Tech University online at: https://www.tntech.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Tennessee Tech University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tennessee Tech University?

78% Acceptance Rate

48% Of Accepted Are Women

The acceptance rate at Tennessee Technological University is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

Tennessee Tech University received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 33. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Tennessee Technological University ( 19 to 33 )

ACT Composite Scores for Tennessee Technological University ( 19 to 30 )

Can I Afford Tennessee Technological University?

$25,716 Net Price

44% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Tennessee Tech University is $25,716. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tennessee Tech University, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,766 a year. That adds up to $27,064 over four years for those students.

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Tennessee Technological University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,834 Full-Time Undergraduates

46% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 8,778 undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University, with 7,834 being full-time and 944 being part-time.

There are also 1,399 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,834 full-time undergraduates at Tennessee Tech University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	135
Black or African American	317
Hispanic or Latino	334
White	6,532
International Students	133
Other Races/Ethnicities	383

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tennessee Technological University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Tennessee Tech University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Tennessee Technological University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	94	9	114	0	217
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	193	0	0	0	193
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	19	164	6	189
Nursing	0	120	0	39	7	166
Computer Science	0	129	0	20	0	149
Health & Physical Education	0	102	0	20	0	122
Mechanical Engineering	0	104	0	14	0	118
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	104	0	0	0	104
Civil Engineering	0	75	0	13	0	88
General Biology	0	78	0	9	0	87
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	27	1	44	0	72
Sociology	0	58	0	0	0	58
General Engineering Technology	0	57	0	0	0	57
Accounting	0	55	0	0	0	55
General Agriculture	0	52	0	0	0	52
General Family & Consumer Sciences	0	52	0	0	0	52
General Psychology	0	51	0	0	0	51
Finance & Financial Management	4	43	3	0	0	50
Chemistry	0	38	0	8	0	46
Marketing	0	44	0	0	0	44
Management Information Systems	0	41	2	0	0	43
Wildlife Management	0	40	0	0	0	40
Student Counseling	0	0	0	35	2	37
Chemical Engineering	0	34	0	3	0	37
Electrical Engineering	0	29	0	8	0	37
Human Development & Family Studies	28	0	0	0	0	28
Fine & Studio Arts	0	26	0	0	0	26
General Engineering	0	4	0	0	21	25
Natural Resources Conservation	0	16	1	0	4	21
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	20	0	0	0	20
Educational Administration	0	0	0	20	0	20
Political Science & Government	0	19	0	0	0	19
Special Education	0	18	0	0	0	18
General English Literature	0	10	0	6	0	16
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	16	0	0	16
Computer Engineering	0	15	0	0	0	15
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	13	0	0	0	13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	12	0	0	0	12
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	12	0	12
History	0	12	0	0	0	12
Human Resource Management	0	0	11	0	0	11
Music	0	10	0	0	0	10
Mathematics	0	6	0	3	0	9
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	7	0	7
Homeland Security	0	0	7	0	0	7
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	6	0	6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	6	0	0	0	6
Economics	0	6	0	0	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	0	6	0	0	0	6
Physics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	0	0	2
Data Analytics	2	0	0	0	0	2
Business/Managerial Economics	0	1	0	0	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	0	1	0	0	1
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
Animal Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	1,824	70	545	40	2,515

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.

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