Tennessee 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.
Tennessee State University is a public research university in Nashville, TN (city setting), with 6,765 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 93% of 12,890 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 856–1068 on the SAT and 16–21 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $39,584 a year for out-of-state students and $25,868 in-state; aided first-year students paid $9,231 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 34% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.63 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 Tennessee State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes 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 · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,568 in-state · $22,284 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Tennessee 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.
Tennessee State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $1.6M | $125,635 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Ohio Valley Conference | 11 | room 4 | 5 | $1.3M | $117,387 | 976 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Ohio Valley Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 990 | |
| Football | Ohio Valley Conference | 109 | 4 over | 3 | $6.9M | $63,430 | 947 | |
| Men's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $286k | $28,621 | 986 | |
| Women's Golf | Ohio Valley Conference | 5 | room 4 | 1 | $175k | $34,955 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Ohio Valley Conference | 19 | room 6 | 2 | $486k | $25,585 | 983 | |
| Men's Tennis | Horizon League | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $290k | $36,269 | 982 | |
| Women's Tennis | Ohio Valley Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $167k | $16,719 | 995 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 70 | 25 over | 3 | $375k | $5,355 | 964 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Ohio Valley Conference | 50 | 5 over | 3 | $552k | $11,032 | 980 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Ohio Valley Conference | 17 | room 1 | 2 | $659k | $38,778 | 975 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.