The University of Tennessee Southern

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Tennessee Southern

The University of Tennessee Southern operates as a public institution located in Pulaski, Tennessee (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 864 students of which 1,039 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. The University of Tennessee Southern is categorized as “22” 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 86.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,083 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,798, with published in-state tuition of $10,924 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 36.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.2%. Graduates earn a median of $38,924 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,151 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 72900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.6% 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.