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Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

Tennessee Tech

https://www.tntech.edu

#440 National Colleges

79.02% Admission Rate
Least Selective

8,743 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee Tech) is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915–1965), and before that as University of Dixie (1909–1915), the name under which it was founded as a private institution. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the university is governed by a board of trustees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".As an institute of technology, Tennessee Tech places special emphasis on undergraduate education in fields related to engineering, technology, and computer science, although degrees in education, liberal arts, agriculture, nursing, and other fields of study can be pursued as well. Additionally, there are graduate and doctorate offerings in engineering, education, business, and the liberal arts. As of the 2018 fall semester, Tennessee Tech enrolls more than 10,000 students (9,006 undergraduate and 1,180 graduate students), and its campus has 87 buildings on 235 acres (95 ha) centered along Dixie Avenue in northern Cookeville.

Tennessee Tech athletic teams, named the Golden Eagles, compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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Location

City
Cookeville, Tennessee

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Locale
Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 16.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 14.0%
Education 11.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 7.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 6.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 4.7%
Social Sciences 4.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.3%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 3.8%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 3.7%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 3.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation 3.4%
Physical Sciences 2.5%
Psychology 2.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 2.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.2%
History 0.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.6%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.4%

Cost

In State Tuition
$8,934.00

Out of State Tuition
$24,798.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
43.53%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$15,929.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1187 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 565 500
Verbal 630 560 490

ACT Scores

24 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 27 24 20