The University of Tennessee Southern Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
864 students
Smaller than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 38.1%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Columbia29 mi
- Tullahoma43.1 mi
- Franklin53.5 mi
- Murfreesboro55.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at The University of Tennessee Southern, the largest reported group is White (75%), followed by Non-resident (8.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 0% |
| Black | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Hispanic | 5.9% | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 75% | 86.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| Non-resident | 8.3% | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 1.6% | 0% |
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- 86.7%The University of Tennessee Southern admitted 376 of 408 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 56.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 214 of 376.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $6,690average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,264 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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