Tennessee Technological University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Tennessee Technological University

Tennessee Technological University operates as a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 8,698 students of which 9,501 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. Tennessee Technological 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 76.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,151. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,246, with published in-state tuition of $11,376 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,650, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.2%. Graduates earn a median of $48,501 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,759 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 399100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.4% 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.