East Tennessee State University

IPEDS: 220075

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Net cost
Lower is better
0
Top 9.3% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
19,442
Top 26.7% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
18
Top 35.6% 10.9 – 28.3
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
74
Top 40.4% 20.0 – 99.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
273
Top 45.8% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
28,039
Top 51.6% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2
Top 53.8% 0.0 – 19.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
78
Top 55.4% 7.0 – 100.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2,092
Top 65.3% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
24
Top 65.3% 0.0 – 78.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
86
Top 65.9% 9.0 – 100.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
42,526
Top 67.1% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,158
Top 68.9% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
965
Top 69.5% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
13,728
Top 71.1% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
707
Top 73.3% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
44
Top 74.2% 10.0 – 80.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
53
Top 75.1% 22.0 – 96.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
164
Top 75.1% 1.0 – 225.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
76
Top 75.6% 33.0 – 98.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
9,612
Top 77.1% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
45
Top 80.2% 20.0 – 92.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
79,771
Top 90.2% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
96
Top 94% 10.0 – 100.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
79
Top 96.4% 57.0 – 95.0