Tennessee State University is a non selective school. The school receives approximately 12,900 applications annually. The acceptance rate is around 93 percent which equates to 11,940 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the year starts, only about 1,800 or 15 percent of the candidates who received the letter of acceptance from Tennessee State University decide to register. Based on the school’s application data, 32% of the students were men while 67% were women, however, after being accepted, only 65 percent of the women enrolled at Tennessee State University as compared to 34 percent of men who decided to enroll. Applicants are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Tennessee State University when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score between 16 - 21 or an SAT score between 890 - 1,080 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits. Tennessee State University’s undergraduate application fee is $25.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle
Applications
12,890
Male 4,138
Female 8,729

 

Acceptance
11,940
Male 3,739
Female 8,180

 

Enrollment Total
1,770
Male 606
Female 1,164


Acceptance Rate
92.6%
Male
90.4%
Female
93.7%

 

Yield
14.8%
Male
16.2%
Female
14.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$25


Graduate

$25



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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