Tennessee State University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
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Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
4,848 students
Larger than 77% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 57.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
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Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Tennessee State University, the largest reported group is Black (85.1%), followed by White (4.4%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 14.8% |
| Black | 85.1% | 40.7% |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 4.4% | 31.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Non-resident | 2.3% | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 1.9% | 0.2% |
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Did you know? Tennessee State University
- $12,154average net price after grants for aided students, against $22,848 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $47,151median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 34%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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