Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230
- Undergraduates
- 16,301
- Setting
- City: Midsize
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test required Applicants must send an SAT or ACT score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores required to be considered for admission. Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230
- Reading and Writing
- 520–630
- Math
- 490–600
- Average total
- 1121
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20–26
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (615) 898-2300
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,932per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $33,428per year
- Average net price
- $12,562What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $52,702
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 90 programs
- Agricultural Business and Management · bachelor
- Agricultural Production Operations · bachelor, master
- Animal Sciences · bachelor
- Food Science and Technology · bachelor
- Plant Sciences · bachelor
- Area Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor, master
- Journalism · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians · master
- Graphic Communications · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · master
- Computer Science · bachelor, master
- Curriculum and Instruction · master, graduate certificate
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master, graduate certificate
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · doctoral
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Education, Other · doctoral
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering · bachelor
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · bachelor
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · bachelor
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · master
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · undergraduate certificate
- Engineering-Related Fields · bachelor
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies · bachelor
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services · bachelor
- Apparel and Textiles · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor, master
- Library Science and Administration · master
- Biology, General · bachelor, master
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor, doctoral
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other · master
- Mathematics · bachelor, master
- Applied Mathematics · doctoral
- Biological and Physical Sciences · bachelor
- Gerontology · graduate certificate
- Museology/Museum Studies · graduate certificate
- International/Globalization Studies · bachelor
- Data Science · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management · bachelor
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor, master
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor, master
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor, master
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · bachelor
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor, master
- Security Science and Technology · bachelor
- Social Work · bachelor, master
- Anthropology · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor, master, doctoral
- International Relations and National Security Studies · bachelor, master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Air Transportation · bachelor, master
- Dance · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · bachelor
- Public Health · bachelor, master
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Business/Commerce, General · bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · bachelor
- Finance and Financial Management Services · bachelor, master
- Hospitality Administration/Management · bachelor
- Management Information Systems and Services · bachelor
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · bachelor
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Insurance · bachelor
- Construction Management · bachelor
- History · bachelor, master, doctoral
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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