How has Tennessee State University changed over time?
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
Admission rate: from 93% (2023) to 70% (2024)
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2023–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants: from 12,890 (2023) to 9,660 (2024)
Students admitted: from 11,940 (2023) to 6,773 (2024)
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2023–2024
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 8,930 (2010) to 6,310 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range: from 856–1068 (2023) to 880–1050 (2024)
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: College Scorecard · 2023–2024
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 16–21 (2001) to 16–20 (2009).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $6,088 (2011) to $9,048 (2025).
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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.