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Middle Tennessee State University

IPEDS: 220978

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. Percentile shows where this institution ranks compared to all others (higher is better).

Metric Value Performance Percentile Range
Acceptance rate
Lower is better 		69
34
Top 30.9% 9.0 - 100.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better 		74
29
Top 31.5% 10.0 - 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		8
90
Top 33.3% 0.0 - 78.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better 		20,000
43
Top 36.9% 5,500.0 - 31,000.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		3,605
23
Top 47.6% 280.0 - 14,934.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		3,114
20
Top 49.3% 320.0 - 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better 		20,488
23
Top 50.2% 2,391.0 - 79,818.0
Total faculty
Higher is better 		1,204
16
Top 55.2% 176.0 - 6,529.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better 		79
71
Top 60.9% 33.0 - 98.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		13,328
60
Top 62.7% 4,685.0 - 26,456.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better 		16.50
32
Top 64% 10.9 - 28.3
Number of applicants
Higher is better 		12,868
7
Top 65% 1,985.0 - 149,815.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better 		145
36
Top 68% 1.0 - 225.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		766
9
Top 69.3% 59.0 - 7,563.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better 		21,152
8
Top 71.1% 11,852.0 - 126,832.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better 		54
43
Top 71.6% 22.0 - 96.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better 		48
39
Top 73.1% 20.0 - 92.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		36,188
49
Top 73.6% 5,354.0 - 66,203.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better 		88,019
22
Top 74.2% 54,887.0 - 205,648.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		90
11
Top 74.7% 20.0 - 99.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better 		48
46
Top 81.3% 10.0 - 80.0
Net cost
Lower is better 		47,500
29
Top 82.2% 0.0 - 66,625.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		70
3
Top 83.1% 17.0 - 1,858.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		1
5
Top 83.1% 0.0 - 19.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better 		53
49
Top 83.2% 7.0 - 100.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better 		8,736
0
Top 89.6% 1,138.0 - 2,110,961.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better 		81
63
Top 89.8% 57.0 - 95.0
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