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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Eastern Kentucky has 2.5× as many undergrads as Tennessee State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Tennessee State has 10 pts more Pell recipients than Eastern Kentucky (51% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Eastern Kentucky is more diverse (index 0.35 vs. 0.27)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Eastern Kentucky12.3K
Tennessee State4.8K
Pell Grant share
Eastern Kentucky41%
Tennessee State51%
First-gen share
Eastern Kentucky40%
Tennessee State37%
Diversity index
Eastern Kentucky0.35
Tennessee State0.27

Who they are

Men
Eastern Kentucky40%
Tennessee State35%
Part-time students
Eastern Kentucky14%
Tennessee State8%
Students 25 and older
Eastern Kentucky100%
Tennessee State8%

Race & ethnicity

Eastern Kentucky
Tennessee State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Eastern Kentucky91%
Tennessee State41%
First-years from other states
Eastern Kentucky9%
Tennessee State57%
First-years from abroad
Eastern Kentucky0%
Tennessee State2%
New transfer students this fall
Eastern Kentucky1,008
Tennessee State257
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Eastern Kentucky26%
Tennessee State23%

Campus

Eastern Kentucky
Distant townNCAA D-I FCS · Atlantic Sun ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Tennessee State
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Ohio Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why