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Tusculum is ranked #1,915 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Tusculum held the #2,012 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Tusculum also holds the #38 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Tusculum University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 15% of students accepted to Tusculum submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 550. Math scores were between 450 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio at Tusculum University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Tusculum University is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Tusculum University this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Tusculum have a four-year graduation rate of 30%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Tusculum University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,353 undergraduates at Tusculum with 1,090 being full-time and 263 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,552 | $18,286 | $20,787 | $20,438 | $25,208 |
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 Tusculum, 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 Tusculum, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $5,739 a year. That adds up to $22,956 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Tusculum are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 60 Shiloh Road, Greeneville, TN 37743 |
| Phone: | 423-636-7300 |
| Website: | https://www.tusculum.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 135 | $48,874 |
| General Education | 89 | $36,540 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 57 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 48 | $22,825 |
| Nursing | 38 | $57,543 |
| Human Resource Management | 19 | NA |
| General Psychology | 14 | $30,170 |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 8 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7 | NA |
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, 289 students took at least one online class at Tusculum University. This is a decrease from the 1,189 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 289 | 113 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,189 | 442 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,308 | 501 |
| 2018-2019 | 994 | 509 |
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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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