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.
East Tennessee State University was awarded 225 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
ETSU landed the #850 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 ETSU held the #1,750 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
ETSU is also ranked #14 out of 45 schools in Tennessee.
See all of the rankings for East Tennessee State University.
The acceptance rate at East Tennessee State University is 78%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that ETSU is a good fit for you.
About 2% of students accepted to ETSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 590.
Learn more about East Tennessee State University admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, East Tennessee 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 East Tennessee State University is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
East Tennessee State University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
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 ETSU is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at East Tennessee State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,705 undergraduates at ETSU with 8,812 being full-time and 1,893 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,483 | $10,965 | $15,113 | $17,636 | $17,852 |
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 ETSU, 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 ETSU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,735 a year. That adds up to $30,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ETSU is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for ETSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1276 Gilbreath Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614 |
| Phone: | 423-439-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.etsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/easttennesseestateuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/etsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 563 | $51,719 |
| General Psychology | 152 | $22,772 |
| Health & Physical Education | 131 | $24,961 |
| Business Administration & Management | 123 | $33,833 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 98 | $26,312 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 97 | $25,159 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 87 | $27,582 |
| General Biology | 87 | $23,571 |
| Marketing | 81 | $32,758 |
| Computer Information Systems | 79 | $50,234 |
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, 8,168 students took at least one online class at East Tennessee State University. This is an increase from the 7,986 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 8,168 | 2,026 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,986 | 2,270 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,955 | 2,060 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,630 | 1,628 |
| 2015-2016 | 5,755 | 1,229 |
Learn more about online learning at East Tennessee 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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