by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Austin Peay State University was awarded 15 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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College Factual ranked Austin Peay State University as #1,456 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Austin Peay State University held the #1,497 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Austin Peay State University is also ranked #25 out of 41 schools in Tennessee.
Austin Peay State University has an acceptance rate of 94%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Austin Peay State University.
About 3% of students accepted to Austin Peay State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 493 and 560.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Austin Peay State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Austin Peay State University is 100%. 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 Austin Peay State University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Austin Peay State University have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,087 undergraduates at Austin Peay State University with 6,161 being full-time and 2,926 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,463 | $13,850 | $17,292 | $19,719 | $20,780 |
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 Austin Peay State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Austin Peay State University, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,483 a year. That adds up to $21,932 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Austin Peay State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 601 College St, Clarksville, TN 37044 |
| Phone: | 931-221-7011 |
| Website: | www.apsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 553 | $35,745 |
| Nursing | 203 | $68,235 |
| Health & Physical Education | 179 | $31,846 |
| Business Administration & Management | 166 | $38,750 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 92 | $36,749 |
| General Psychology | 89 | $28,705 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 78 | $70,028 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 77 | $25,643 |
| Social Work | 73 | $34,384 |
| General Biology | 63 | $24,662 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 5,816 students took at least one online class at Austin Peay State University. This is a decrease from the 5,888 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,816 | 2,353 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,888 | 2,415 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,072 | 2,766 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,018 | 1,937 |
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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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