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Carson - Newman University was awarded 145 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general educational leadership & administration.
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College Factual ranked Carson - Newman as #795 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Carson - Newman held the #1,100 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Carson - Newman is ranked at #10.
The acceptance rate at Carson - Newman University is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Carson - Newman is a good fit for you.
About 9% of students accepted to Carson - Newman submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 465 and 555.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Carson - Newman University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Carson - Newman University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Carson - Newman University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Carson - Newman the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 49%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,722 undergraduates at Carson - Newman with 1,592 being full-time and 130 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,092 | $16,764 | $18,610 | $19,527 | $23,584 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Carson - Newman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Carson - Newman, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,067 a year. That adds up to $24,268 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Carson - Newman is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Carson - Newman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1646 S Russell Ave, Jefferson City, TN 37760 |
| Phone: | 865-471-2000 |
| Website: | www.cn.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/cncollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cneagles |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 50 | $50,186 |
| Business Administration & Management | 41 | $36,221 |
| Health & Physical Education | 34 | $29,224 |
| General Psychology | 25 | $20,888 |
| General Biology | 25 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | $38,153 |
| Religious Studies | 12 | $26,872 |
| Accounting | 10 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 10 | NA |
| Human Services | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,757 students took at least one online class at Carson - Newman University. This is an increase from the 1,724 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,757 | 887 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,724 | 879 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,297 | 660 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,172 | 454 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,132 | 378 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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