Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

69.1%

Acceptance rate

1,119

SAT Average

$12,599

Avg net price

16,115

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,119

SAT Reading/Writing520–630

SAT Math490–600

ACT Composite20–26

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 3,605Master’s 766Doctoral 70	3,605	766	70
Bachelor’s 700Master’s 207Doctoral None reported	700	207	None reported
Bachelor’s 449Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	449	12	None reported
Bachelor’s 346Master’s 18Doctoral None reported	346	18	None reported
Bachelor’s 237Master’s 34Doctoral None reported	237	34	None reported
Bachelor’s 221Master’s 19Doctoral None reported	221	19	None reported
Bachelor’s 177Master’s 58Doctoral 4	177	58	4
Bachelor’s 174Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	174	12	None reported
Bachelor’s 137Master’s 10Doctoral 5	137	10	5
Bachelor’s 128Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	128	5	None reported
Bachelor’s 125Master’s 58Doctoral None reported	125	58	None reported
Bachelor’s 111Master’s 61Doctoral None reported	111	61	None reported
Bachelor’s 95Master’s 84Doctoral 40	95	84	40
Bachelor’s 93Master’s 19Doctoral 12	93	19	12
Bachelor’s 88Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	88	9	None reported
Bachelor’s 79Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	79	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 75Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	75	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 73Master’s 8Doctoral 4	73	8	4
Bachelor’s 58Master’s 64Doctoral None reported	58	64	None reported
Bachelor’s 54Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	54	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 42Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	42	12	None reported
Bachelor’s 35Master’s 20Doctoral 3	35	20	3
Bachelor’s 33Master’s 8Doctoral None reported	33	8	None reported
Bachelor’s 29Master’s 25Doctoral None reported	29	25	None reported
Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	20	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 14Master’s 3Doctoral 2	14	3	2
Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	12	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 17Doctoral None reported	None reported	17	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Conference USA

Projected sponsored sports17

BaseballFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's TennisMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

406 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Priority for admission decision

FAFSA due Mar 1

Jul 1, 2027

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $8,204
Required fees: $2,062
Food and housing: $12,242
Books and supplies: $1,260
Other expenses: $5,714
Total: $29,482

Total by year

$23,5182019–2019–20
$24,0142020–2120–21
$24,5542021–2221–22
$24,5542022–2322–23
$27,8202023–2423–24
$29,4822024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $12,599 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 60%
Average share of need met: 62%
Average need-based grant: $8,221
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation38%

6-year graduation54%

Retention rate78%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$48,541

Median debt$20,000

Campus

Enrollment16,115

Student-faculty ratio17:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Middle Tennessee State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Middle Tennessee State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Middle Tennessee State University's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Aug 15 · priority date Jul 1

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Middle Tennessee State University admits in-state applicants at 77.7%, out-of-state applicants at 43.5%, and international applicants at 49.8%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

3,268 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈303In-state (domestic)≈2,888International≈77

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

6.6% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

91.8% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Middle Tennessee State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.62

Middle Tennessee State University rates 2 factors "very important." The list reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Class rank: Not considered

Middle Tennessee State University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Middle Tennessee State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $12,599 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,883 of 3,114 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Middle Tennessee State University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

77.6% of Middle Tennessee State University’s first-years return for a second year and 54% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03