Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University operates as a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 16,301 students of which 20,377 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. Middle 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 69.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,121 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,359, with published in-state tuition of $10,266 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.5%. Graduates earn a median of $48,541 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,941 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1126800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.1% 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.