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 82 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
Austin Peay State University landed the #1,245 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Austin Peay State University held the #1,889 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Austin Peay State University also holds the #23 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Austin Peay State University has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 1% 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 463 and 618. Math scores were between 455 and 570.
Learn more about Austin Peay State University admissions.
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 Austin Peay State University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Austin Peay State University is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Austin Peay State University.
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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,265 | $13,774 | $16,859 | $19,290 | $19,300 |
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,028 a year. That adds up to $24,112 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/austinpeay |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/austinpeay |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 169 | $27,696 |
| Nursing | 156 | $56,317 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 107 | $26,668 |
| Business Administration & Management | 102 | $26,045 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 91 | $29,317 |
| General Psychology | 81 | $26,768 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 77 | $25,352 |
| Social Work | 56 | $27,455 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 52 | $58,494 |
| General Biology | 52 | $26,843 |
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 2019-2020, 8,072 students took at least one online class at Austin Peay State University. This is an increase from the 4,789 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 8,072 | 2,766 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,789 | 1,989 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,018 | 1,937 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,824 | 1,656 |
| 2015-2016 | 4,916 | 1,783 |
Learn more about online learning at Austin Peay State University.
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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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