unitid 221838 · Nashville, TN · public 4-year · city (large)
Tennessee State University
- enrollment 2023
- 9,997
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
70%
27th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
4,848
49th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
51%
undergrads on Pell grants
88th pctl among public 4-years
completion
34%
finish within 150% time
26th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,637
68th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,796
after aid, aided students
71st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,730
after entry, Title IV students
26th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
97th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,005 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $25,504
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,616
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 115 | $55,205 | $30,875 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 110 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 51 | $40,921 | $30,625 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 45 | $45,926 | $29,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 42 | $40,136 | $27,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 42 | $48,027 | $28,001 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 42 | $41,776 | $29,384 |
| Public Health. | 37 | — | — |
| Public Administration. | 36 | $67,505 | — |
| Public Administration. | 36 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 35 | $40,944 | $29,375 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 35 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.