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 2003 to 2017.
Applicants rose from 2,660 (2003) to 6,021 (2017).
Total enrollment fell from 13,362 (2010) to 7,004 (2024).
Not enough history yet
Southwest Tennessee 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 13–17 (2002) to 13–18 (2013).
In-state tuition rose from $3,381 (2011) to $5,217 (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 20, 2026.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2003–2017
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2003–2017
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2002–2013
Source: College Scorecard · 2011–2025