Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate held steady at 100% from 2002 to 2016.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2002–2016
Applicants fell from 2,117 (2002) to 2,085 (2016).
Total enrollment fell from 6,839 (2010) to 5,002 (2024).
Not enough history yet
Roane State Community College doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range moved from 17–21 (2002) to 17–22 (2016).
In-state tuition rose from $3,387 (2011) to $5,160 (2025).
Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2002–2016
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2002–2016
Source: College Scorecard · 2011–2025