Middle Tennessee State University

Name: Middle Tennessee State University Common Data Set 2020-21
Creator: Middle Tennessee State University
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2020-21

The 2020-21 Common Data Set for Middle Tennessee State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jan 22, 2021. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

70.6%

Applications

12,143

Admitted

8,568

SAT Composite

1000-1210

SAT Math

500-590

SAT Reading

510-620

ACT Composite

20-26

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

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.

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

The numbers, as published

§ This report428numbers from this report.

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1488	1547	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	532	413	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	5178	6340	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	19188

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2892

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	7597	8836	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	2314	3333	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	22080

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	59	369	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	261	1311	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	521	3268	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	1942	11503	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	7	43	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	126	709	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	5	17	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	125	682	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	47	103	Not reported
Total	3093	100	00

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1438	317	1279	3034
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1438	317	1279	3034
Completed in less than four years	315	97	499	911
Completed in less than five years	262	44	215	521
Completed in less than six years	62	15	43	120
Total completers	639	156	757	1552
Six-year graduation rate	0.444367177%	0.492113565%	0.591868647%	0.511535926%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1564	400	1260	3224
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	1564	400	1260	3224
Completed in less than four years	292	73	451	816
Completed in less than five years	276	68	212	556
Completed in less than six years	73	17	47	137
Total completers	641	158	710	1509
Six-year graduation rate	0.409846547%	0.395%	0.563492063%	0.468052109%

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	0	0
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	78.50%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Entrance Exams

SATX

ACTX

APX

CLEPX

Institutional ExamX

State Exam (specify):X

Specify:TN SAILS Program

Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	5325	6818	Not reported	12,143
Admitted	3836	4732	Not reported	8,568
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language2

Social studies1

History1

Computer Science1

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	9	252
ACT	93	2741

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1000	Not reported	1210
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	510	Not reported	620
SAT math	500	Not reported	590
ACT composite	20	Not reported	26
ACT math	18	25	Not reported
ACT English	20	28	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8003.4

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69934.2

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59942.9

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49918.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-8004.1

SAT Math: 600-69920.7

SAT Math: 500-59952.6

SAT Math: 400-49919.9

SAT Math: 300-3992.6

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-16000.0

SAT Composite: 1200-13990.3

SAT Composite: 1000-11990.5

SAT Composite: 800-9990.2

SAT Composite: 600-7990.0

SAT Composite: 400-5990.0

SAT Composite: Total99.7

ACT Composite: 30-369.7

ACT Composite: 24-2937.0

ACT Composite: 18-2343.6

ACT Composite: 12-179.7

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent who had GPA of 4.018.6

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9922.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7419.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915.0

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2412.5

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.999.4

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.7

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Amount of application fee:25

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?No

If yes, maximum period of postponement:##

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?Yes

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	1616	2105	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	1150	1547	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	808	1071	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

Application for Admission

FallX

SpringX

SummerX

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:##

Transfer Credit Policies

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30

American Council on Education (ACE)Yes

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://mtsu.edu/military/process.php

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:*60 credits is maximum for PLA from ACE, CLEP, DSST , etc.

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Cross-registrationX

Distance learningX

Exchange student program (domestic)X

Honors ProgramX

Independent studyX

InternshipsX

Study abroadX

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsX

Computer literacyX

English (including composition)X

Foreign languagesX

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

MathematicsX

PhilosophyX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)11%

Percent who live off campus or commute69%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)8%

Percent who live off campus or commute90%

Percent of students age 25 and older16%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

DanceX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

Housing

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Special housing for international studentsX

Fraternity/sorority housingX

Theme housingX

Wellness housingX

Annual Expenses

1 TABLE

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Financial Aid

13 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	715	2758	1231
Average institutional non-need grant	8652	9520	1368
Athletic grant recipients	64	310	5
Average athletic grant	26186	24461	14309

Reporting Year

Academic Year2020-2021 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$33,174,616

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$9,862,793

Total Scholarships/Grants$43,037,409

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$25,928,360

Federal Work-Study$689,489

Total Self-Help$26,617,849

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,982,760

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$28,975,107

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$18,237,867

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$7,950,094

Total Scholarships/Grants$62,145,828

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$34,489,701

Total Self-Help$34,489,701

Parent Loans$11,774,740

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,888,016

Athletic Awards$7,654,356

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	3035	15520	3668
Applied for need-based aid	2941	13665	1435
Determined to have financial need	2194	10535	1146
Awarded any aid	2177	10365	1073
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	1333	6564	674
Awarded need-based self-help aid	1053	5925	668
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	1920	6857	254
Need fully met	277	1150	42
Average percentage of need met	66.0	62.0	47.0
Average financial aid package	11180	10372	4973
Average need-based scholarship or grant	6760	6219	3272
Average need-based self-help award	3239	4118	3674
Average need-based loan	3212	4006	3628

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	1155	58.00	25285
Federal loan programs	1136	57.00	23241
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	150	7.00	18683

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:217

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Financial Aid Notification

b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X

If yes, starting date (Month):2

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month5

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Aid Available

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

AthleticsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

AcademicsX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	955	320	1275
Members of minority groups	94	9	103
Females	459	183	642
Males	496	137	633
Nonresidents	7	2	9
Doctorate or other terminal degree	795	96	891
Master's, but not terminal master's	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Bachelor's degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

based on ____ students18,315

and ____ faculty1,062

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	170	9
10-19 students	170	9
20-29 students	554	13
30-39 students	295	15
40-49 students	93	2
50-99 students	37	1
100+ students	51	4
Total	9	0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	2.5%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	7.4%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.8%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	1.5%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	2.8%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.9%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.9%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.6%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	5.4%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.7%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	28%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	7.3%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	4.6%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.0%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.4%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	6.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	1.4%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.7%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	3.9%
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	11.3%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	3.9%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	16.9%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

Entrance Exams

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