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Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, East Tennessee State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

346 Undergraduate Degrees
114 Graduate Degrees
$31,416 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
78% Acceptance Rate

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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
#31 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’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
#86 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#88 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing College Factual
#89 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#108 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#118 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#156 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing 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
Website: www.etsu.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/easttennesseestateuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/etsu

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?

78% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
2% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at East Tennessee State 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 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 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for East Tennessee State University  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford East Tennessee State University?

$31,416 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
7.5% 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

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 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 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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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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 #1,073 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%.

East Tennessee State University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 123 62 0 185
Accounting 63 19 0 82
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 81 0 0 81
Finance 65 0 0 65
Organizational Leadership 0 0 16 16
Business Economics 12 0 0 12
E-Commerce 0 10 0 10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 7 0 7
General Economics 2 0 0 2
Entrepreneurship 0 0 0 0
Development Economics & International Development 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 346 98 16 460

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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