East Tennessee State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University operates as a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 10,004 students of which 11,872 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. East Tennessee State University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,144 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,983, with published in-state tuition of $10,472 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,442, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.7%. Graduates earn a median of $44,859 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,704 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 564500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.