Carson - Newman University Business Programs

Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Carson - Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution. Jefferson City is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Carson - Newman University?

Contact details for Carson - Newman are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1646 S Russell Ave, Jefferson City, TN 37760
Phone:	865-471-2000
Website:	www.cn.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/cncollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/cneagles

How Do I Get Into Carson - Newman?

You can apply to Carson - Newman online at: www.cn.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-for-admission

Admission Requirements for Carson - Newman

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Carson - Newman?

Carson - Newman has an acceptance rate of 79%, 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 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Carson - Newman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 560. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

Carson - Newman received ACT scores from 99% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Carson - Newman University?

The overall average net price of Carson - Newman is $23,435. 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 Carson - Newman, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,286 a year. That adds up to $25,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Carson - Newman is 4.9%. 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.

Carson - Newman University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,722 undergraduate students at Carson - Newman, with 1,592 being full-time and 130 being part-time.

There are also 1,189 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,592 full-time undergraduates at Carson - Newman, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	147
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	1,210
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 36 countries are represented at Carson - Newman. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Carson - Newman University

In 2019-2020, 1,724 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 9th 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 Carson - Newman

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Carson - Newman University was $29,500 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Carson - Newman 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
Organizational Leadership	#65	#62

Online Growth Rankings of Carson - Newman

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Carson - Newman University was 17.2%. This is the #1,007 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Carson - Newman regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Carson - Newman 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 Carson - Newman.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#165

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%.

Carson - Newman University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	40	78	118
Accounting	10	0	10
Interior Design Management	0	7	7
Finance	6	0	6
Fashion Merchandising	3	0	3
Organizational Leadership	1	0	1
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0
Other Economics	0	0	0
International Economics	0	0	0
TOTAL	60	85	145

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 Polly clip under License

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