Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 12,701 undergrads, where 41% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.69
Economic access
Campus size
21% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 41% take some
Where first-years come from
1,962 first-time students
13% came from other states and 3.2% from abroad; 84% are from Tennessee. Fewer from other states than at 67% of colleges.
- In-state (Tennessee)84%
- Other states13%
- Abroad3.2%
Top home states
- Tennessee(home state)84% 1,639
- Mississippi6.6% 129
- Arkansas1.1% 21
- Missouri1.0% 20
- Florida0.6% 12
From 29 states (counting DC).
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
962
new transfer students, 33% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 64% of colleges.
719 full-time, 243 part-time.
Going on to another college
18%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 932 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
18% of undergrads study part-time.
60% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 2,864 students.
Housing
Beds
2,864
About 23 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
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · American Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the American Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
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
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 3
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Gamma Eta Chapter
Zeta Omega
Kappa Lambda
Tennessee Delta
Beta Xi
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon-Pi
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
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: fewer than 10
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)