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Fisk was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Fisk University has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
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 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 780.
At Fisk, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Fisk University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Fisk the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $31,472 | $29,087 | $30,094 | $37,036 | $20,335 |
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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,572 a year. That adds up to $26,288 over four years for those students.
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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 19 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 12 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 10 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 6 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 6 | NA |
| General Biology | 5 | NA |
| Data Science | 5 | NA |
| Sociology | 4 | NA |
| General English Literature | 3 | 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 2022-2023, 45 students took at least one online class at Fisk University. This is an increase from the 34 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 45 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 195 | 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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