Tennessee State University Business Programs

Tennessee State University is a public institution situated in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Tennessee State University?

Contact details for Tennessee State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone:	615-963-5000
Website:	www.tnstate.edu
Facebook:	http://on.fb.me/TSUnewsroom
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/TSUedu

How Do I Get Into Tennessee State University?

You can apply to Tennessee State University online at: www.tnstate.edu/admissions/apply.aspx

Tennessee State University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Tennessee State University?

The overall average net price of Tennessee State University is $27,254. 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 State University, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,782 a year. That adds up to $27,128 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee State University is 11.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,000 undergraduate students at Tennessee State University, with 4,816 being full-time and 1,184 being part-time.

There are also 1,615 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,816 full-time undergraduates at Tennessee State University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	4,118
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	386
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tennessee State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 42 countries are represented at Tennessee State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Tennessee State University

In 2019-2020, 3,954 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tennessee State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Tennessee State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tennessee State University was 21.0%. This is the #915 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Tennessee State University 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%.

Tennessee State University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	124	0	47	171
Accounting	18	0	0	18
Office Administration	18	0	0	18
Business Economics	18	0	0	18
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	11	0	11
TOTAL	178	11	47	236

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.