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Common Data Set

Middle Tennessee State University

The Middle Tennessee State University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 11 reports on file, 2015–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, Middle Tennessee State University says 17,724 first-year students applied and 11,277 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 64%. 3,267 admitted students enrolled (29% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1020–1220 and ACT of 19–25. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 18% (14,989 to 17,724) and the acceptance rate went from 69% to 64%.

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File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jul 7, 2026.

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MURFREESBORO, TNIPEDS 220978CARNEGIE CLASS 16
§11 reports2015–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,020
Median1,120
75th1,220
§ 7% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th19
Median22
75th25
§ 92% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 64%SAT SUBMIT 7%ACT SUBMIT 92%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants17,724reported count
Admits11,27764%
Class seats3,26729% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants17,72411,27764%3,267School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 29%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $25. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients77925% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$9,799H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$13,359Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $15,064.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio17EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
10356ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate69%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
14989ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3114ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3149ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate30%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile26ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate93%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile520ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile580ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile630ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile490ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile550ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile600ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate6%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded4888DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded80DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1300DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,062COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$8,204COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$12,242COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$2,062COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$29,512COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$29,482DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$50,790DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment14189DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment2446DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment3853DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment20488DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment18042DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate96%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,186SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,461SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,868SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate42%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate32%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate41%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityMurfreesboroHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameMiddle Tennessee State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateTennesseeHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years36%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years50%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years54%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate80%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time54%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate60%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate23%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$48,541
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
54%
6-year completion
Average net price
$13,359
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$20,000
federal loans only
Nonpayment
12%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$30,810$31k
MEDIAN
$48,541$49k
P75
$69,704$70k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,289
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$10,273
$48,001 – $75,000
$13,007
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,935
$110,001 and up
$19,046
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
36%
6-yr grad
54%
8-yr grad
56%
Retention
80%
Pell grad
48%
Transfer
23%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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