Tennessee Technological University Business Programs

Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, Tennessee Technological University is a public institution. The location of Tennessee Tech University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Tennessee Technological 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 Tennessee Tech University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#176	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/tennesseetech
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/tennesseetech

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tennessee Tech University?

The acceptance rate at Tennessee Technological University is 80%. 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 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Tennessee Tech University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 650. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

Tennessee Tech University received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Tennessee Technological University?

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

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 Tennessee Tech University, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,143 a year. That adds up to $24,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee Tech University is 4.1%. 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.

Tennessee Technological University Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

Online Learning at Tennessee Technological University

In 2019-2020, 8,057 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 6th 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 Tennessee Tech University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Tennessee Technological University was $9,636 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,668. The following table shows how Tennessee Tech University 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
Accounting	#43	#71
Accounting	#43	#67

Online Growth Rankings of Tennessee Tech University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tennessee Technological University was 7.7%. This is the #1,306 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Tennessee Tech University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Tech University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Accounting	#331

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 Technological University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	115	0	91	206
Accounting	0	82	0	15	97
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	46	0	0	46
Finance	0	34	0	0	34
Organizational Leadership	0	0	19	0	19
Business Economics	0	8	0	0	8
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	7	0	7
Human Resources Development	0	0	4	0	4
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	4	0	0	4
Banking and Financial Support Services	3	0	0	0	3
General Management Information Systems	0	2	0	0	2
Entrepreneurship	1	0	0	0	1
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	291	30	106	431

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 Brian Stansberry under License

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