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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 864 undergrads, where 36% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−21% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.42

Diversity index vs. every college0.42
0.42
← 0.00higher than 24% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients36%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students41%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college36%
36%
← 0%higher than 56% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

864undergrads
Compared to every college864
864
← 19larger than 33% of 1,89337.8K →

9% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 49% take some

Where first-years come from

172 first-time students

12% came from other states and 8.1% from abroad; 80% are from Tennessee. Fewer from other states than at 69% of colleges.

  • In-state (Tennessee)80%
  • Other states12%
  • Abroad8.1%

Top home states

  1. Tennessee(home state)80% 137
  2. Alabama8.1% 14
  3. Georgia1.2% 2
  4. Minnesota1.2% 2
  5. California0.6% 1

From 7 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

113

new transfer students, 40% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 72% of colleges.

104 full-time, 9 part-time.

Going on to another college

36%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 128 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

6.8% of undergrads study part-time.

Men39%
National median: 44%Below typical

61% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students6.8%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older9.4%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 390 students.

Housing

Beds

390

About 45 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Southern States Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

Recent move: Moved from the Mid-South Conference to the Southern States Athletic Conference, 2023–24

How the Southern States Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

State law for public colleges

Tennessee public colleges may not favor people by race, ethnicity, sex, age, or any other demographic characteristic to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion, or keep such offices; it doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.

Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1 (new section) (Tennessee SB 1084 (2025)), in effect since May 9, 2025.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since May 9, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)