- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TNSuburb: smallZIP 37760Founded 1851
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.cn.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Carson-Newman University
Carson-Newman University is a private nonprofit university in Jefferson City, Tennessee, with 1,387 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $18,130 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention74%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans46%
$18,130net price / year
90%admission rate
1117average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$51,756median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,179 of 1,704 for earnings#729 of 1,739 for lowest net price#904 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,208 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
- $50,237tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,700
- Average net price
- $18,130national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,616
$30,001–48,000$13,641
$48,001–75,000$14,977
$75,001–110,000$16,544
$110,001+$25,931
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1117
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–645
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 455–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,864
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,756middle 50%: $36,393–$75,072
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,072
Median, Carson-Newman University$51,756
Lower quarter$36,393
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
- 1,387
- Part-time
- 3.0%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,387 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,602
- Endowment, end of year
- $75,538,937
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic5.7%
Black10%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown1.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Liberal arts & humanities8.5%
Education8.0%
Psychology7.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.8%
Visual & performing arts6.5%
Health professions6.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219806. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3445010.