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Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University
3500 John A Meritt Blvd
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Official telephone: (615) 963-5000
Website: https://www.tnstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,057
Full-time undergraduates: 4,476
Part-time undergraduates: 581
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
85.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Tennessee State University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 500 acres
Nearest major city: Nashville

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1580
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
All World Campus Ministries; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity Inc.; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.; Alpha Phi Omega

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football  
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf  
Men's golfyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field  
Women's basketball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf  
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennis  
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; football; soccer

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Nashville International airpor

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 17% within six months of graduation

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