by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Trevecca Nazarene University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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TNU landed the #1,577 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
TNU also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Trevecca Nazarene University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 71%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 18% of students accepted to TNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 620.
At Trevecca Nazarene University, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Trevecca Nazarene University is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Trevecca Nazarene University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At TNU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,103 undergraduates at TNU with 1,679 being full-time and 424 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,892 | $10,702 | $12,988 | $18,416 | $18,811 |
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 TNU, 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 TNU, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,558 a year. That adds up to $22,232 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for TNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 333 Murfreesboro Rd, Nashville, TN 37210 |
| Phone: | 615-248-1200 |
| Website: | https://www.trevecca.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 363 | $47,547 |
| Educational Administration | 176 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 64 | $46,784 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 56 | NA |
| General Psychology | 52 | $37,019 |
| Allied Health Professions | 44 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 41 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 35 | NA |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 24 | NA |
| Music | 23 | 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, 1,342 students took at least one online class at Trevecca Nazarene University. This is a decrease from the 1,740 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,342 | 1,342 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,740 | 1,740 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,372 | 1,735 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,647 | 1,388 |
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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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