Division I · Ohio Valley Conference
Tennessee State University · Admissions
Nashville, TN · City · Public · Research university · the Tigers · Website ↗
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.
93%
Admitted
of 12,890 applicants
13th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
856–1068
SAT middle 50%
16–21
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
34%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
856 – 1068
Your SAT
SAT reading
433 – 538
SAT math
423 – 530
ACT
16 – 21
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants12,890
- Admitted11,988 93%
- Undergraduates6,765
- Women66%
- Graduate within 6 years34%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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