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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,607 undergrads, where 25% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−34% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.54

Diversity index vs. every college0.54
0.54
← 0.00higher than 42% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients25%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students33%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college25%
25%
← 0%higher than 28% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,607undergrads
Compared to every college1.6K
1.6K
← 19larger than 51% of 1,89337.8K →

8% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 20% take some

Where first-years come from

359 first-time students

35% came from other states and 0.6% from abroad; 65% are from Tennessee. More from other states than at 64% of colleges.

  • In-state (Tennessee)65%
  • Other states35%
  • Abroad0.6%

Top home states

  1. Tennessee(home state)65% 232
  2. Illinois3.9% 14
  3. Alabama3.3% 12
  4. Georgia2.8% 10
  5. Missouri2.5% 9

From 34 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

164

new transfer students, 31% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 61% of colleges.

140 full-time, 24 part-time.

Going on to another college

30%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 228 students).

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

Who they are

13% of undergrads study part-time.

Men37%
National median: 44%Below typical

63% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students13%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older18%
National median: 11%Above 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 1,286 students.

Housing

Beds

1,286

About 80 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 II · Gulf South Conference

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

How the Gulf South 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
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Southern Baptist

Other Baptist colleges

Greek life

2chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Delta

    Zeta Beta

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Lambda-Zeta (Union)

LGBTQ+ life

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 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)