Austin Peay State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Austin Peay State University is a public master's university in Clarksville, TN (city setting), with 8,587 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 96% of 5,559 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 943–1165 on the SAT and 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $32,059 a year for out-of-state students and $26,515 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,679 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.64 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Austin Peay State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,675 in-state · $14,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Austin Peay State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Austin Peay State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | United Athletic Conference | 26 | room 2 | 2 | $388k | $14,908 | 990 | |
| Baseball | United Athletic Conference | 39 | 5 over | 3 | $1.7M | $42,794 | 980 | |
| Men's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | |
| Women's Basketball | United Athletic Conference | 13 | room 2 | 1 | $1.7M | $127,272 | 986 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | room 9 | 1 | $310k | $31,032 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | 8 | room 9 | 3 | $80k | $10,027 | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | United Athletic Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | United Athletic Conference | 108 | 3 over | 1 | $5.5M | $50,871 | 941 | |
| Men's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $490k | $48,958 | 962 | |
| Women's Golf | United Athletic Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $346k | $49,452 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | United Athletic Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $816k | $37,104 | 994 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Sun Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $215k | $21,461 | 975 | |
| Women's Tennis | United Athletic Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $448k | $49,810 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | United Athletic Conference | 66 | 21 over | 1 | $823k | $12,473 | 993 | |
| Women's Volleyball | United Athletic Conference | 14 | room 4 | 1 | $821k | $58,676 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.