East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,768
Graduate Enrollment: 2,987
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 87.4%
Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)
First generation college students: 37.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 8.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 30.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 18.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 11.0% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 76.4%
Black: 6.7%
Hispanic: 4.0%
Asian: 1.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 5.9%
Black: 6.7%
Hispanic: 4.0%
Asian: 1.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 5.9%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $23,178
In-State tuition: $9,438Out-of-State tuition: $12,740
Estimated books and supplies: $1,350 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,582 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,520 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,746 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,520 (2022)
Average Family Income: $54,705 (2017)
Median Family Income: $33,885 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 38.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 41.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,442 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $206 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,458 |
| $30k-48k | $12,211 |
| $48k-75k | $15,151 |
| $75k-110k | $18,368 |
| $110k+ | $18,859 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 35%6-year graduation rate: 51%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $19,442 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $15,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 62.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 66.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 74.6% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 39.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 45.2% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,272 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $42,827 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 9 | $47,478 ($3,957) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 16 | $38,585 ($3,215) | $39,564 ($3,297) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 24 | $394 | $37,573 ($3,131) | $36,695 ($3,058) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 64 | $15,000 | $159 | $35,619 ($2,968) | $38,428 ($3,202) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 64 | $324 | $43,102 ($3,592) | $45,592 ($3,799) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 68 | $27,000 | $286 | $53,233 ($4,436) | $60,228 ($5,019) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 62 | $20,032 | $207 | $25,629 ($2,136) | $34,836 ($2,903) |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 48 | $16,598 | $180 | $20,769 ($1,731) | $31,624 ($2,635) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 10 | $31,531 ($2,628) | $35,882 ($2,990) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 125 | $25,000 | $228 | $27,581 ($2,298) | $37,163 ($3,097) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 81 | $20,625 | $208 | $25,344 ($2,112) | $37,032 ($3,086) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 18 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 18 | $16,500 | $39,197 ($3,266) | $50,260 ($4,188) | |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 138 | $22,036 | $232 | $24,042 ($2,004) | $37,275 ($3,106) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 38 | $310 | $39,620 ($3,302) | $46,061 ($3,838) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 26 | $49,751 ($4,146) | |||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 124 | $17,976 | $174 | $24,753 ($2,063) | $34,058 ($2,838) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 72 | $24,568 | $222 | $40,724 ($3,394) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 90 | $25,942 | $246 | $27,791 ($2,316) | $37,977 ($3,165) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Services, General. | 50 | $22,150 | $221 | $27,227 ($2,269) | $36,206 ($3,017) |
| Master's Degree | Human Services, General. | 21 | $36,851 ($3,071) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 84 | $23,000 | $212 | $29,448 ($2,454) | $38,105 ($3,175) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 54 | $503 | $41,344 ($3,445) | $44,208 ($3,684) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 27 | $23,000 | $228 | $32,695 ($2,725) | $38,197 ($3,183) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 20 | $18,352 | $185 | $22,155 ($1,846) | $32,114 ($2,676) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 20 | $19,250 | $193 | $26,986 ($2,249) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 11 | $17,013 ($1,418) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 27 | $23,875 | $233 | $16,665 ($1,389) | $29,485 ($2,457) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 23 | $23,000 | $244 | $22,390 ($1,866) | $20,191 ($1,683) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 31 | $350 | $47,142 ($3,929) | $53,670 ($4,473) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 49 | $15,687 | $148 | $47,638 ($3,970) | $47,832 ($3,986) |
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 60 | $2,218 | $57,198 ($4,767) | $133,996 ($11,166) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 21 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 74 | $2,701 | $102,828 ($8,569) | $126,489 ($10,541) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 50 | $22,299 | $236 | $31,290 ($2,608) | $46,950 ($3,913) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 64 | $404 | $47,670 ($3,973) | $64,066 ($5,339) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 35 | $993 | $72,071 ($6,006) | $78,358 ($6,530) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 335 | $25,091 | $207 | $54,595 ($4,550) | $62,240 ($5,187) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 114 | $501 | $88,279 ($7,357) | $97,441 ($8,120) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 22 | $676 | $93,938 ($7,828) | $113,734 ($9,478) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 72 | $20,500 | $188 | $27,991 ($2,333) | $46,436 ($3,870) |
| Master's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 163 | $19,725 | $196 | $35,954 ($2,996) | $46,055 ($3,838) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 73 | $233 | $64,409 ($5,367) | $61,336 ($5,111) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 100 | $19,250 | $172 | $39,470 ($3,289) | $52,524 ($4,377) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 29 | $54,257 ($4,521) | $74,474 ($6,206) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 59 | $18,125 | $188 | $38,059 ($3,172) | $54,144 ($4,512) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 81 | $21,819 | $217 | $35,569 ($2,964) | $37,181 ($3,098) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 36 | $20,500 | $217 | $25,377 ($2,115) | $36,929 ($3,077) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | History. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Area Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 78 | $23,250 | $226 | $23,896 ($1,991) | $33,614 ($2,801) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 22 | $366 | $37,972 ($3,164) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 40 | $24,217 | $236 | $20,208 ($1,684) | $31,218 ($2,602) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 79 | $24,669 | $248 | $55,897 ($4,658) | $80,549 ($6,712) |
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 20 | $279 | $45,115 ($3,760) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 23 | $705 | $69,167 ($5,764) | $80,089 ($6,674) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 18 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $70,335Full time faculty: 63%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0
School's endowment start of year: $130,080,301 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $98,019,567 (2022)