- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TNCity: midsizeZIP 37044Founded 1927
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.apsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TennesseePublic
Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee, with 7,560 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $9,049 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention70%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans32%
$9,049net price / year
96%admission rate
1088average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$48,900median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,570median debt
#1,305 of 1,704 for earnings#145 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,307 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,395 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,696tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,456
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,216
- Average net price
- $9,049national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,541
$30,001–48,000$7,732
$48,001–75,000$8,341
$75,001–110,000$12,216
$110,001+$14,571
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1088
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 445–573
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 398–553
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,590
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,900middle 50%: $32,247–$69,753
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,570
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,753
Median, Austin Peay State University$48,900
Lower quarter$32,247
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,560
- Part-time
- 27%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,044 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,781
- Endowment, end of year
- $58,126,611
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic12%
Black22%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races6.4%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown4.8%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities40%
Business & management10%
Health professions10%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.5%
Education4.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.7%
Computer & information sciences3.6%
Social sciences3.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | $14,208 | 55% | $48,646 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | $15,026 | 56% | $56,442 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN | $10,211 | 51% | $48,116 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | $12,192 | 53% | $52,227 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | $7,244 | 42% | $62,587 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $10,522 | 44% | $48,029 |
| Adams State University Alamosa, CO | $8,585 | 37% | $51,295 |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ | $10,591 | 39% | $59,538 |
| Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX | $11,793 | 42% | $59,560 |
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI | $10,959 | 45% | $60,399 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219602. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q781153.