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Fisk was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you're applying to Fisk University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 61%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 35% of students accepted to Fisk submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 710.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Fisk University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fisk University is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Fisk University is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Fisk this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Fisk University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 879 undergraduates at Fisk with 851 being full-time and 28 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,379 | $21,790 | $17,593 | $21,816 | $35,524 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fisk, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fisk, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,162 a year. That adds up to $24,648 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fisk is 12.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Fisk University.
Contact details for Fisk are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 17Th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208-4501 |
| Phone: | 615-329-8500 |
| Website: | www.fisk.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/fiskuniversity.edu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/Fisk_University |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 20 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 16 | NA |
| General Psychology | 13 | $28,812 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 7 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 5 | NA |
| General English Literature | 5 | NA |
| Physics | 5 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 | NA |
| Music | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 34 students took at least one online class at Fisk University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 34 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 195 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 72 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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