by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Tusculum University was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human resource management.
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Tusculum is ranked #2,012 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 45 colleges in Tennessee, Tusculum is ranked at #40.
Tusculum University has an acceptance rate of 77%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 30% of students accepted to Tusculum submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 550. Math scores were between 450 and 560.
At Tusculum University, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tusculum University is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Tusculum University this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Tusculum this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,353 undergraduates at Tusculum with 1,090 being full-time and 263 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,776 | $15,255 | $18,066 | $20,296 | $18,263 |
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 Tusculum, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tusculum, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,464 a year. That adds up to $29,856 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Tusculum is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Tusculum are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 60 Shiloh Road, Greeneville, TN 37743 |
| Phone: | 423-636-7300 |
| Website: | www.tusculum.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/tusculumcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/tusculumcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 99 | $40,662 |
| Health & Physical Education | 33 | NA |
| Nursing | 21 | $54,653 |
| General Psychology | 21 | $29,042 |
| General Education | 18 | $28,754 |
| General Biology | 13 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Special Education | 4 | NA |
| General English Literature | 4 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 4 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,189 students took at least one online class at Tusculum University. This is a decrease from the 1,308 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,189 | 442 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,308 | 501 |
| 2018-2019 | 964 | 492 |
| 2017-2018 | 994 | 509 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,017 | 218 |
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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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