Office of Institutional Research
Dr. Cornelia Wills, Director
Ms. Janae Peterson, Research Analyst II
Mr. Imam Anerin, Research Analyst-Statistical
Ms. Patricia Mayes, Secretary
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: (615) 898-2854
FAX: (615) 898-5885
E-mail: cwills@mtsu.edu
Web site: www.mtsu.edu/~instres/
The staff of the Office of Institutional Research is pleased to provide the annual
Fact Book
for Middle Tennessee State University. The purpose of the
Fact Book
is to
provide comprehensive information and easy access to the most frequently
re-quested information about the University. It has been used for planning, decision
making, policy formation, recruitment, and public relations.
The
Fact Book
is an annual publication and is made available during the fall
semes-ter. For your convenience, an online version of the MTSU
Fact Book
is available on
the Institutional Research Web site at www.mtsu.edu/~instres/factbook08.htm.
A special thank-you is extended to the staff of Institutional Research—Janae
Pe-terson, Imam Anerin, and Patricia Mayes—for their valuable assistance in
com-pleting this year’s book. Sincere appreciation is also extended to Suma Clark, Mitzi
Brandon, Sherry Wiser George, and Judith Shook in Publications and Graphics for
their expert assistance in completing this project.
We welcome your comments, reactions, and suggestions as a means of improving
future editions.
Cornelia Wills, Ed.D.
Director of Institutional Research
Middle Tennessee State University, in its educational programs and activities involving students and em-ployees, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or age. Further-more, the University does not discriminate against veterans or individuals with disabilities.
Middle Tennessee State University is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents system, the sixth largest system of higher education in the nation. The Tennessee Board of Regents is the governing board for this system which comprises six universities, thirteen two-year institutions, and twenty-seven area technology centers. The TBR system enrolls more than 80 percent of all Tennessee students at-tending public institutions of higher education.
Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATIONMiddle Tennessee State University History ...2
Mission Statement ...3
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission ...4
The Tennessee Board of Regents ...4
MTSU Administration ...5
MTSU Organizational Chart ...7
ADMISSION Admission Standards ...10
University Honors College...11
Admission Application Statistics ...12
ACT Scores ...13
Feeder High Schools ...14
Transfer Students ...15
Enrollment by State of Residence ...16
Enrollment by Tennessee County ...17
Enrollment by Tennessee County Map ...18
ENROLLMENT Snapshot of Fall 2008 Student Body ...20
Headcount Enrollment ...21
Enrollment by Ethnic Group ...22
Average Age by Student Level ...22
Student Credit Hours/FTE ...23
Fall Semester Growth ...24
Enrollment: University Comparison ...25
Retention Rate by Institution...26
Graduation Rates: University Comparison ...27
ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS Institutional and Professional Accreditation ...30
Degree and Major Offerings ...32
Degrees Conferred: Academic Year 2007-2008 ...35
Degrees Conferred: Historical Trends ...36
Degrees Conferred: University Comparison ...39
STUDENT-RELATED INFORMATION Division of Student Affairs, Enrollment, and Academic Services ...42
International Programs and Services ...44
Career Development Center ...45
Housing and Residential Life ...46
Student Financial Assistance Summary ...47
Athletics...48
Public Safety ...49
FACULTY AND STAFF INFORMATION Faculty Profile by Age, Rank, and Tenure-Fall 2008 ...52
Faculty Profile by Academic Department-Fall 2008...53
Faculty Salaries ...54
Research Services ...55
Faculty Awards ...56
Full-time University Employees ...57
ALUMNI RELATIONS Alumni Association 2008-2009 ...60
MTSU Alumni Distribution by County ...60
MTSU Alumni in Tennessee Map ...61
MTSU Alumni Distribution by State ...62
MTSU Alumni in the United Stated Map ...63
CENTERS AND CHAIRS Centers of Excellence ...66
Endowed Chairs ...67
Chairs of Excellence ...68
BUDGET AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION Unrestricted Educational and General Revenues by Source ...72
Unrestricted Educational and General Expenditures ...73
Tuition and Fees ...74
RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES MTSU Foundation ...76
James E. Walker Library ...77
Continuing Education and Distance Learning ...78
Physical Facilities Inventory ...80
Index ...83 Campus Map ... inside back cover
2 General Information
In 1909, the General Assembly of the State of Tennes-see moved “to provide for the improvement of the system of Public Education of the State of Tennessee, that is to say, to establish a General Education Fund.” The major thrust of the “improvement” was the es-tablishment of three normals or teacher-training insti-tutions, one in each of the grand divisions of the state. Considerable competition among communities pre-ceded the State Board of Education’s decision to assign the middle Tennessee institution to Murfreesboro, a choice promoted by Andrew L. Todd and others. An agreement made with the State Board of Educa-tion included $180,000 from the county and city to purchase land and help with construction costs. The Murfreesboro City Council met in special session and unanimously voted to fund its share of $80,000, but there was opposition in the County Court and the initial vote failed. Only after a resolution was read stating that “it is to the interest and advantage of said County, and citizens, to have said Normal School for the Middle Division of the said State of Tennessee, lo-cated in said Rutherford County...” did the body vote in favor of providing $100,000. Because of that early support by community leaders, what we know today as MTSU was established, bringing economic, cultural, and educational impact to the area. Now, decades later, the community and University still are mutually supportive, and the University remains grateful for that relationship.
Campaigning was lively for several sites in and around Murfreesboro (whose population in 1910 was 4,679) for the location of the campus. The ultimate choice was property owned jointly by Tom Harrison and Joe Black which lay “just beyond the eastern town limits on a gentle swell of land.” Eight acres were donated, and the State Board of Education paid $5,000 for 20 adjacent acres.
The accepted bid for the first four buildings—a class-room and office building now known as Kirksey Old Main; a women’s dormitory, now Rutledge Hall; a kitchen and dining hall, now the Tom H. Jackson Build-ing; and a heating plant—was $137,855. There were virtually no trees because part of the land had been in crops only the season before, and a wet weather stream affected another large portion of the acreage. This was the setting on September 11, 1911, when Middle Tennessee State Normal School, with 19 faculty members, opened its doors, offering a two-year teacher-training program and a four-two-year high school to 125 students. Each of those students paid a $2.00 registration fee; room rent was $1.50 per week
(in advance) and dining hall food was $10.00 per month that first year. The dreams and visions of many individuals came to fruition that early fall day, making it possible for thousands of students through the years to pursue their dreams.
As the world and those dreams changed, the insti-tution changed. Degrees, programs, departments, schools, colleges, centers, and chairs were added, and the school’s name evolved:
1911 Middle Tennessee State Normal School 1925 Middle Tennessee State Teachers College 1943 Middle Tennessee State College
1965 Middle Tennessee State University
And the students came—sometimes in years when enrollment elsewhere declined—and they continue to come. Enrollment passed the 10,000 mark in Fall 1971 and today is over 23,000.
Since 1911, over 96,000 students have graduated from MTSU. These students can be found all over the globe in just about every profession imaginable. Each year, the MTSU Alumni Association recognizes repre-sentatives of that impressive body by honoring three Distinguished Alumni and presenting a Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Thousands of faculty members, administrators, and staff have worked through the years teaching, advis-ing students, and operatadvis-ing and maintainadvis-ing the com-plex institution. History is tied closely to the person at the helm. Below are the presidents who have guided MTSU’s progress through the decades.
1911–1921 Robert Lee Jones 1922–1938 Prichett Alfred Lyon 1938–1957 Quinton Miller Smith 1958–1968 Quill Evan Cope 1969–1978 Melvin G. Scarlett
1979–1989 Sam H. Ingram
1990–1991 Wallace Prescott (interim) 1991–2000 James E. Walker
2000–2001 R. Eugene Smith (interim) 2001 - Sidney A. McPhee
With full recognition of the foresight the founders had, we have to wonder if they could have imagined the Normal School evolving into a major university with nationally recognized programs. This progress has continued through the years because of people who looked ahead, who insisted on quality, and who weren’t afraid to break new ground.
Celebrate this journey through the years with us, and share with us a vision for the future.
Source: Walker Library
Middle Tenne
e State University
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General Information
Mission
Middle Tennessee State University unites the closeness of a small college with the opportunities of a large dynamic public university where students explore their intellectual potential and realize the promise in their futures. Grounding students in the arts and sciences, the University offers an integrated, technological, innovative education that prepares leaders for the eco-nomic, political, civic, and social life of the region and beyond.
The University is dedicated to promoting openness and educating a diverse student body from across the nation and around the world through comprehensive undergraduate and select master’s and doctoral pro-grams. MTSU prepares students to live productively and to become lifelong learners; to employ scientific knowledge and an understanding of culture and his-tory; to think logically, critically, and creatively; to communicate clearly; to make sound judgments; to acquire working knowledge of a discipline or group of related disciplines; and to participate as citizens in the global community. The MTSU community creates knowledge through research and uses scholarship to enhance teaching and public service.
The University fosters an environment conducive to learning and personal development; recruits excep-tional faculty and maintains support services to assist instruction; provides resources to encourage research, creative activity, and service; develops individual, corporate, and public support; encourages excellence in athletics and recreational activities; establishes academic partnerships that support student-centered learning; works continually to strengthen and enhance the academic core; and supplies resources to accom-plish its mission.
A major public institution of higher learning, MTSU is a member of the State University and Community Col-lege System of Tennessee.
Source: MTSU Undergraduate Catalog
Mi ion Statement
Vision
The Academic Master Plan creates a strategic blue-print that defines the University’s vision, underscoring MTSU’s commitment to leadership in higher educa-tion and to building Tennessee’s future. It commits the University to achieving excellence in academics and to advancing student-centered learning. To this end, the University employs emerging technologies while honoring a sense of community, history, and tradition. Selective new academic programs strength-en partnerships with appropriate constitustrength-encies. Approved December 2004
4 General Information
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created by the General Assembly in 1967 in order to achieve better coordination and unity in the programs of public higher education in Tennessee. THEC oversees the two state systems: The Tennessee Board of Regents, of which Middle Tennessee State Univeristy is a part, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee system. The Commission is composed of the following members:
Katie Winchester Dyersburg, Chair
Jack Murrah Hixon, Vice Chair
Dale Sims Nashville, Vice Chair, State Treasurer
A.C. Wharton Jr. Memphis, Secretary
Riley C. Darnell Nashville, Secretary of State
John Morgan Nashville, Comptroller
Sue Atkinson Nashville
Cato Johnson Bartlett
Gregory P. Isaacs Knoxville
Charles Mann Columbia
Carolyn Morrison Cookeville
Robert White Johnson City
Gary Nixon Nashville, Exec. Director, State Board of Education (ex-officio)
David C. Holt University of Tennessee, Memphis (ex officio)
Jessica Brumett Tennessee Technological University (ex officio)
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) was created in 1972 by the General Assembly. It is the nation’s sixth largest higher education system, governing 45 postsecondary educational institutions: 6 universities, 13 two-year colleges, and 26 technology centers, providing programs in 90 of Tennessee’s 95 counties to over 182,000 students. Mem-bers of the Tennessee Board of Regents are as follows:
Phil Bredesen Governor of Tennessee, Chair
Robert P. Thomas Nasvhille, Vice Chair
Richard G. Rhoda Nashville, Exec. Dir., Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Tim Webb Nashville, Commissioner of Education (ex-officio)
Ken Givens Nashville, Commissioner of Agriculture (ex-officio)
Agenia Clark Nashville
Gregory Duckett Memphis
Pamela Fansler Knoxville
Judy T. Gooch Oak Ridge
Jonas Kisber Jackson
Fran Marcum Tullahoma
Paul W. Montgomery Kingsport
Millard Oakley Livingston
Howard Roddy Hixson
J. Stanley Rogers Manchester
Gionni Carr Student Regent
John Farris Memphis
Ed Stevens Jr. Faculty Regent
Source: The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (www.state.tn.us/thec/)
Source: Tennessee Board of Regents (www.tbr.state.tn.us)
The Tenne
e Higher Education
Commi ion
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General Information
MTSU Administration
Office of the President
Sidney A. McPhee, president
Kimberly S. Edgar, executive assistant to the president
James C. Floyd, university counsel and assistant to the president Gloria L. Bonner, assistant to the president, Community Engagement and Support
Frances Rich, administrative assistant
Institutional Equity and Compliance
Forrestine White Williams, special assistant to the president
Athletics
Chris Massaro, director
Audit and Consulting Services
Brenda Burkhart, director
Division of Executive Vice President and Provost
Kaylene Gebert, executive vice president and provost L. Diane Miller, vice provost for academic affairs Rebecca Cole, associate vice president
Faye Johnson, assistant to the executive vice president and provost for special initiatives
William J. Badley, assistant vice provost and director for General Education
Academic Enrichment
Marva Lucas, interim director
African American Studies
Adonijah Bakari, director
Aging Studies
J. Brandon Wallace, director
Center for Historic Preservation
Carroll Van West, director
Center for Popular Music
Paul F. Wells, director
College of Graduate Studies
Michael Allen, vice provost for research and dean Peter Cunningham, associate dean
College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning
Michael Boyle, dean
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Research
Fay Parham, executive director
Institutional Research
Cornelia Wills, director
James E. Walker Library
Don Craig, dean
Research Services
Myra Norman, director
University Honors College
John Vile, dean
Women’s Studies
Newtona Johnson, director
College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Thomas J. Cheatham, dean Saeed Foroudastan, associate dean
Aerospace, Wayne Dornan, chair
Agribusiness and Agriscience, Warren Gill, director
Biology, George G. Murphy, chair
Chemistry, Earl F. Pearson, chair
Computer Science, Richard Detmer, chair
Engineering Technology, Walter W. Boles, chair
Mathematical Sciences, Terrance Quinn, chair
Military Science, Michael Walsh, chair
Nursing, Lynn C. Parsons, director
Physics and Astronomy, Ron Henderson, interim chair
Jennings A. Jones College of Business
E. James Burton, dean Dwight Bullard, associate dean
Accounting, Jeffrey Hamm, chair
Business Communication and Entrepreneurship, Stephen Lewis, chair
Computer Information Systems, Stanley E. Gambill, chair
Economics and Finance, Charles Baum, chair
Management and Marketing, Jill Austin, chair
Business and Economic Research Center, David A. Penn, director
College of Education and Behavioral Science
Terry Whiteside, interim dean Rick Short, associate dean Phillip B. Waldrop, associate dean
Criminal Justice Administration, Deborah Newman, chair
Educational Leadership, James O. Huffman, chair
Elementary and Special Education, Connie O. Jones, chair
Health and Human Performance, Dianne Bartley, chair
Human Sciences, Dellmar Walker, chair
Psychology, Dennis Papini, chair
Pittard Campus School, Stan Baskin, principal
Instructional Technology Support Center, Connie Schmidt, director
College of Liberal Arts
John N. McDaniel, dean Mark Byrnes, associate dean
Art, Jean Nagy, chair
English, Tom Strawman, chair
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Thomas Heine, interim chair
Geosciences, Ronald Zawislak, chair
Global Studies, Doug Heffington, director
History, Amy Sayward, chair
Music, George T. Riordan, director
Philosophy, Ron Bombardi, chair
Political Science, Clyde Willis, interim chair
Social Work, Rebecca Smith, chair
Sociology and Anthropology, Jackie Eller, interim chair
Speech and Theatre, Rebecca Fischer, chair
College of Mass Communication
Roy Moore, dean
John Omachonu, associate dean
Electronic Media Communication, Dennis Oneal, chair
Journalism, Zeny Panol, interim director
Recording Industry, Christian Haseleu, chair
WMOT, John Egly, general manager
Division of Business and Finance
John Cothern, senior vice president Michael E. Gower, associate vice president Alan R. Thomas, controller
Administration, Ron Malone, assistant vice president
Administrative Services, Deborah D. Roberts, director
Budget and Financial Planning, Kathy R. Thurman, director
Campus Planning, Patricia S. Miller, assistant vice president
Facilities Services, David Gray, assistant vice president
Human Resource Services, Kathy Musselman, assistant vice president
Procurement Services, Joe Hugh, assistant vice president
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Division of Development and University Relations
William J. Bales, vice president
Tonjanita Johnson, associate vice president for marketing and communications
Advancement Services, Tammie Allen, director
Alumni Relations, Ginger C. Freeman, director
Development, director
Marketing and Communication, Doug Williams, executive director
News and Public Affairs, Tom Tozer, director
Photographic Services, Jack Ross, director
Publications and Graphics, Suma Clark, director
Division of Information Technology
Lucinda Lea, vice president and chief information officer Tom Wallace, associate vice president
Enterprise Resource Planning, Lisa Rogers, assistant vice president
Academic Technologies, Barbara Draude, assistant vice president
Network and Information Technology Security, Greg Schaffer, assistant vice president
ID System and Support Staff, Robin Jones, director
Telecommunications, Steve Prichard, director
Division of Student Affairs
Debra Sells, interim vice president for student affairs and vice provost for enrollment and academic services
Gene Fitch, associate vice president and dean of student life Dan Kelley, associate dean of students
Academic Support Services, Debra Sells, associate vice provost
Career Development Center, Bill Fletcher, director
Counseling Services, Jane Tipps, director
Day Care Center, Nancy Ruth James, director
Disabled Student Services, John Harris, director
Student Health Services, Richard Chapman, director
Off-Campus Student Services, Carol Ann Baily, director
Enrollment Services, Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost
Admissions, Lynn Palmer, director
Financial Aid, David L. Hutton, director
International Programs, Tech Wubneh, director
Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, Vincent Windrow, director
Records, Teresa Thomas, director
Student-Athlete Enhancement Center, Jim Rost, director
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General Information
Source: MTSU July Budget 2008-2009
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Undergraduate Admission Standards
ADMISSION AS A FRESHMAN
Standard admission requires completion of the 14 academic units below and one of the following: ACT composite of 22 or academic GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, or ACT composite score of 19 and an academic GPA of 2.7 on a 4.00 scale.
Applicants for degree admission as first-time freshmen must provide an official high school transcript showing graduation along with the $25.00 application fee. The transcript of graduates of Tennessee public high schools must include a notation indicating that the student passed the required proficiency examination. In addition, all students graduating from high school in 1993 or thereafter must have completed the high school subject units listed below for regular admission to MTSU. Students who graduate from high school from 1989 to 1992 must meet the 1989 14-unit requirements (those listed below but excluding visual and/or performing arts).
ADMISSION AS A TRANSFER STUDENT
An undergraduate who has previously registered at any college or university must apply as a transfer student. Stu-dents who have completed 24 or more semester hours are guaranteed admission with a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.0 or higher. Transfer applicants who have earned 24 or fewer semester hours or 35 or fewer quarter hours from a postsecondary institution are required to meet both transfer and freshmen admission standards. All transfer students who have not earned a bachelor’s degree are required to submit a high school transcript.
Source: MTSU Admissions Office
Graduate Admission Standards
Minimum Admission: GRE, MAT, or GMAT satisfactory scores ADMISSION AS A DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENT
Graduate applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree. Exceptions are those seeking doctoral or Ed.S. degrees, which require a prior master’s degree. All applicants to the College of Graduate Studies must have an overall un-dergraduate grade point average of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) to be considered for unconditional admission. In addition to the admission application and the fee of $25.00 (U.S. citizens) or $30.00 (non U.S. citizens), all degree-seeking applicants must submit the following:
Official transcripts certifying coursework from each college or university attended. Official transcripts must be mailed directly from the institution to MTSU.
Letters of reference, if required by the graduate program.
Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) tests. The GRE, MAT, or GMAT result is used in the evaluation of the academic qualifications of all graduate applicants. Each graduate program has identified a minimum combined GRE or MAT score (GMAT accepted) that it considers indicative of potential for a high level of academic performance. However, admission decisions will be based on the overall academic record of the applicant (particularly in comparison with other applicants being accepted into the program), as well as other relevant materials such as letters of recommendation.
All international applicants must score a 195 (computer-based), 71 (Internet-based), or 525 (paper-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 85 on the University of Michigan English Proficiency Exam (UMELI), or 6 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). MTSU also accepts successful completion of level 112 of ELS as proof of English lan-guage proficiency. Applicants who have received degrees from international universities must have a course-by-course evalua-tion of transcripts from one of the evaluaevalua-tion agencies designated on the College of Graduate Studies Web site.
Additional requirements may be applied by individual graduate programs, including application deadlines.
Source: MTSU College of Graduate Studies
Admi ion Standard
Subject Area Required Units
English 4
Visual and/or Performing Arts 1
(includes a variety of possibilities in either performance or survey courses)
Algebra I (or Math for Technology II), Algebra II, and Advanced Math or Integrated Math Sequence (Integrated Mathematics I, II, III) (or Advanced Math
course with Geometry as a major component) 3
Subject Area Required Units
Natural/Physical Sciences 2
(including at least one unit with lab of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics)
Social Studies 1
(World History, Ancient History, Modern History, European History, World Geography)
United States History 1
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Admission
Source: MTSU University Honors College
University Honors College
Built on a program in its fourth decade, the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University offers an undergraduate education of exceptional quality and value to a small but diverse student population deeply committed to scholarship. The Honors College fosters the academic excellence and nurturing environment of a small, select, private liberal arts college with the broader resources of a major university.
The college fulfills its mission by providing programs of high academic quality; creating a supportive, student-centered learning environment; partnering with individuals and groups within the University community and beyond; and serving as a source of institutional pride. In 2004, the Honors College moved to the 21,000-square-foot Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building, one of the finest honors facilities in the country. Crowned by a stately bell tower, the building is an architectural jewel on the MTSU campus.
Current enrollment includes dozens of high school valedictorians and several National Merit Finalists. The Honors College is also home to the prestigious Buchanan Fellowship program, named in honor of MTSU alumnus and No-bel Prize winner Dr. James M. Buchanan. About two-thirds of our graduates enter graduate school, medical school, law school, or some other profession-related school or college shortly after graduation. These students have been accepted at institutions such as the University of Chicago, Emory, Harvard, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oxford, Purdue, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, William and Mary, and Yale.
To be admitted to the University Honors College as an entering freshman, a student must have a high school GPA greater than or equal to 3.50 and an ACT composite score greater than or equal to 25 (SAT greater than or equal to 1160). There is no essay to write or separate admission form to complete (with the exception of the Buchanan Fellowship). Transfer students or established MTSU students who have completed at least 12 semester hours are eligible to enroll in Honors courses provided that their cumulative GPA is greater than or equal to 3.25. To gradu-ate from the Honors College, students must complete 20 credit hours of lower-division Honors coursework plus an additional 11 hours of upper-division Honors coursework including the capstone thesis project.
In addition to small, supportive classes and the challenging, scholarly Honors environment, Honors students are eli-gible for priority registration, special assistance from the Honors College advisor, and support from the Undergradu-ate Fellowship Office. The pinnacle of student achievement in the Honors program–a successful thesis defense–is celebrated by a traditional pealing of the bells
in the Honors Building tower. Graduates of the Honors College also receive special rec-ognition on their transcripts, special diplomas, and beautiful bronze Honors College medal-lions.
Direct questions to the Honors College Office, Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building, (615) 898-2152.
12 Admission Source: MTSU Admissions; College of Graduate Studies
Admission Application Statistics
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
# App. % Chg. # App. % Chg. # App. % Chg.
UNDERGRADUATE First-Time Freshmen Accepted Applicants 5,899 8.5% 6,305 6.9% 6,191 -1.8% Incomplete Applicants* 2,567 100.4% NA NA NA NA Denied Applicants* 428 -0.9% NA NA NA NA Cancelled* 592 10.0% NA NA NA NA
ToTAl FiRsT-TimE FREshmEN AppliED 9,486 23.4% 8,331 -12.2% 9,576 14.9%
Transfers
Accepted Applicants 2,379 -4.4% 2,896 21.7% 2,650 -8.5% Incomplete Applicants* 1,536 23.8% NA NA NA NA Denied Applicants* 66 -10.8% NA NA NA NA Cancelled* 39 -36.1% NA NA NA NA
ToTAl TRANsFERs AppliED 4,020 4.0% 3,684 -8.4% 3,812 3.5%
Readmissions
Accepted Applicants 1,867 -2.6% 1,872 0.3% 2,030 8.4% Incomplete Applicants* 145 -17.1% NA NA NA NA Denied Applicants* 17 13.3% NA NA NA NA Cancelled* 1 -75.0% NA NA NA NA
ToTAl READmissioNs AppliED 2,030 -3.8% 1,985 -2.2% 2,148 8.2%
special
Accepted Applicants NA NA 90 90.0% 83 -7.8%
ToTAl spECiAl AppliED NA NA 97 97.0% 104 7.2%
summary Undergraduates
Accepted Applicants 10,145 3.1% 11,073 9.1% 10,871 -1.8% Incomplete Applicants* 4,248 57.5% NA NA NA NA Denied Applicants* 511 -1.9% NA NA NA NA Cancelled* 632 4.8% NA NA NA NA
ToTAl UNDERGRADUATEs AppliED 15,536 13.7% 14,097 -9.3% 15,640 10.9%
GRADUATE New Graduates Accepted Applicants** 613 10.3% 343 -44.0% 1,570 357.7% Incomplete Applicants** 687 -7.8% 1,373 99.9% 411 -70.1% Denied Applicants 89 7.2% 109 22.5% NA NA Cancelled 46 -20.7% 60 30.4% NA NA
ToTAl NEw GRADUATEs AppliED 1,435 -0.5% 1,885 31.4% 1,981 5.1%
Readmissions
Accepted Applicants** 157 25.6% 149 -5.1% 115 -22.8% Incomplete Applicants** 90 38.5% 79 -12.2% 0 -100.0% Denied Applications 2 100.0% 3 50.0% 0 -100.0% Cancelled 0 — 0 — 0 —
ToTAl READmissioNs AppliED 249 30.4% 231 -7.2% 115 -50.2%
summary Graduates
Accepted Applicants** 770 12.9% 492 -36.1% 1,685 242.5% Incomplete Applicants** 777 -4.1% 1,452 86.9% 411 -71.7% Denied Applicants 91 8.3% 112 23.1% NA NA Cancelled 46 -20.7% 60 30.4% NA NA
ToTAl GRADUATEs AppliED 1,684 3.1% 2,116 25.7% 2,096 -0.9%
* Beginning Fall 2007, Accepted Applicants is the only category tracked by Undergraduate Admissions; counts for all other applicant categories are reflected in the undergraduate section totals.
** Because of the difference in the way the codes are captured in Banner, there is a large variance in the count of Graduate Accepted Applicants and Incomplete Applicants beginning Fall 2007.
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ACT Scores
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0ENGL MATH READ. SCI. COMP
Freshmen ACT Profile
Fall 2008 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
ENGL MATH READ. SCI. COMP
MTSU Avg. Nat’l Avg.
MTSU(1) National(2) 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
ENGL MATH READ. SCI. COMP
MTSU Avg. Nat’l Avg. MTSU Avg. Nat’l Avg.
English Math Reading Science Composite
Score Headcount % Headcount % Headcount % Headcount % Headcount %
01-10 12 0.37% 0 0.00% 2 0.06% 5 0.16% 0 0.00% 11-15 184 5.71% 176 5.46% 164 5.09% 102 3.16% 52 1.61% 16-20 901 27.95% 1,558 48.33% 857 26.58% 1,159 35.95% 1,059 32.85% 21-25 1,396 43.30% 1,066 33.06% 1,276 39.58% 1,556 48.26% 1,543 47.86% 26-30 541 16.78% 380 11.79% 682 21.15% 354 10.98% 528 16.38% 31-36 190 5.89% 44 1.36% 243 7.54% 48 1.49% 42 1.30% TOTAL 3,224 3,224 3,224 3,224 3,224 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Category MTSU (1) National (2) MTSU (1) National (2) MTSU (1) National (2)
English 22.6 20.6 22.7 20.7 22.4 20.6 Usage/Mechanics 11.6 10.3 11.5 10.3 11.3 10.3 Rhetorical Skills 11.7 10.7 11.6 10.7 11.5 10.7 Mathematics 20.8 20.8 20.9 21.0 20.6 21.0 Elementary Algebra 11.1 10.9 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 Alg./Coord.Geometry 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.5 Plane Geom./Trig. 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.2 10.5 Reading 22.7 21.4 23.1 21.5 23.0 21.4 Social Studies/Science 11.5 10.8 11.5 10.8 11.3 10.8 Arts/Literature 11.8 11.0 11.7 11.0 11.6 10.9 Science Reasoning 21.4 20.9 21.8 21.0 21.7 20.8 COMpOSiTE 22.0 21.1 22.3 21.2 22.1 21.1
(1) Only freshman class that enrolled at MTSU.
(2) National average norm represents the High School graduating class in the previous year.
ENGL MATH READ. SCi. COMp
22.6 20.8 22.7 21.4 22.0 20.6 20.8 21.4 20.9 21.1
ENGL MATH READ. SCi. COMp
22.7 20.9 23.1 21.8 22.3 20.7 21.0 21.5 21.0 21.2
ENGL MATH READ. SCi. COMp
22.4 20.6 23.0 21.7 22.1 20.6 21.0 21.4 20.8 21.1
Average ACT Scores 2006–2009
2007–2008 2008–2009
2006–2007
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Top Tennessee High Schools of First-Time Freshmen
Fall 2008
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Feeder High Schools
Oakland Riverdale Smyrna Blackman Siegel Coffee County Antioch Mount Juliet LaVergne McGavock 54 54 57 59 60 68 88 110 134 153 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Rank High School Name City No. Rank High School Name City No.
1 Riverdale High School Murfreesboro 153 19 Collierville High School Collierville 31 2 Siegel High School Murfreesboro 134 19 Franklin High School Franklin 31 3 Blackman High School Murfreesboro 110 20 Ravenwood High School Brentwood 29 4 Oakland High School Murfreesboro 88 20 Central High School Columbia 29 5 LaVergne High School LaVergne 68 21 Hendersonville High School Hendersonville 28 6 McGavock High School Nashville 60 21 Cascade High School Wartrace 28 7 Mount Juliet High School Mt. Juliet 59 21 Hunters Lane High School Nashville 28 8 Coffee County Central HS Manchester 57 22 Warren County High School McMinnville 26 9 Antioch High School Antioch 54 23 Hillwood Comprehensive HS Nashville 25 9 Smyrna High School Smyrna 54 24 Arlington High School Arlington 24 10 Wilson Central High School Lebanon 52 25 Fred J. Page High School Franklin 23 11 Independence High School Thompson Station 51 25 Central High School Shelbyville 23 12 Lebanon High School Lebanon 50
13 John Overton Comprehensive HS Nashville 48 14 Centennial High School Franklin 42 15 Cannon County High School Woodbury 41
16 Brentwood High School Brentwood 36 SUBTOTAL 1,547
17 Whitehaven High School Memphis 33 OTHER 1,909
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Admission
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
New Undergraduate Transfers from Institutions in Tennessee
Fall Terms 2006–2008
Transfer Students
Institution 2006 2007 2008 Institution 2006 2007 2008
Columbia State Comm. College 233 205 197 Carson-Newman College 2 3 1 Motlow State Community College 174 194 203 King College 2 3 0 Volunteer State Community College 140 178 139 Lambuth University 6 3 7 Nashville State Technical Institute 123 118 134 Southern Adventist University 0 3 0 The University of Tennessee 95 78 83 Free Will Baptist Bible College 1 2 0 Univ. of Tennessee–Chattanooga 51 54 67 Maryville College 4 2 7 Austin Peay State University 46 46 30 Nossi College of Art 0 2 0 Tennessee Tech University 45 43 45 Rhodes College 1 2 0 Jackson State Comm. College 35 32 42 Bryan College 0 1 0 Pellissippi State Tech. Comm. College 37 31 46 Crichton College 1 1 3 Tennessee State University 36 28 23 John A. Gupton College 1 1 0 Southwest Tenn. Comm. Coll.–Union 18 27 29 Johnson Bible College 0 1 0 Chattanooga State Technical 35 26 24 Lemoyne-Owen College 0 1 0 University of Tennessee–Martin 29 26 26 Milligan College 1 1 1 The University of Memphis 29 25 31 Nashville Auto Diesel College 0 1 0 Belmont University 20 24 22 National College of Business Technical 0 1 0 Dyersburg State Community College 7 24 12 Tennessee Tech Center (Shelbyville) 0 1 0 East Tennessee State University 19 21 28 University of the South 2 1 4 David Lipscomb University 24 18 22 Vanderbilt University 6 1 5 Walters State Community College 21 17 9 Watkins Institute/College of Art and Design 0 1 3 Cumberland University 21 16 22 American Baptist College 1 0 0 Roane State Community College 32 16 16 Christian Brothers University 1 0 0 Martin Methodist College 8 10 7 Hiwassee College 1 0 5 Northeast State Tech. Comm. College 12 10 5 Lincoln Memorial University 0 0 0 Union University 8 9 3 MedVance Institute 2 0 0 Aquinas College 8 8 7 Memphis College of Arts 2 0 0 Trevecca Nazarene University 14 8 6 O’More School of Design 1 0 1 Cleveland State Comm. College 9 7 14 South College 1 0 0 ITT Technical Institute of Nashville 5 7 4 Southwest Tenn. Comm. Coll.–Macon 16 0 0 Lane College 4 7 7 Tennessee Temple University 1 0 1 Bethel College 4 6 8 Tennessee Wesleyan College 1 0 4 Freed-Hardeman College 10 6 12 Tusculum College 6 0 0 Lee University 4 6 7 OUT OF STATE 567 514 507 Fisk University 3 5 4 Unknown --- 59 47 Draughons College 4 4 4
ToTAl 1,991 1,949 1,935
16 Admission
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Enrollment byState of Residence
Fall Terms 2006–2008
State 2006 2007 2008 State 2006 2007 2008
Alabama 83 85 97 Nebraska 4 3 3 Alaska 0 1 2 Nevada 0 0 0 Arizona 4 3 4 New Hampshire 1 1 1 Arkansas 29 22 30 New Jersey 21 15 24 California 16 23 24 New Mexico 4 3 3 Colorado 7 10 5 New York 18 13 18 Connecticut 7 11 11 North Carolina 26 21 36 Delaware 4 4 5 North Dakota 3 2 1 District of Columbia 1 1 1 Ohio 41 46 45 Florida 57 68 89 Oklahoma 21 13 12 Georgia 192 176 177 Oregon 4 4 1 Hawaii 0 0 1 Pennsylvania 20 30 35 Idaho 0 1 1 Rhode Island 1 1 1 Illinois 50 36 37 South Carolina 61 46 37 Indiana 30 24 26 South Dakota 2 2 1
Iowa 9 9 8 Tennessee 21,325 21,602 22,372 Kansas 16 12 8 Texas 41 45 53 Kentucky 125 137 140 Utah 0 1 1 Louisiana 32 26 29 Vermont 1 1 1 Maine 1 1 4 Virginia 117 95 81 Maryland 33 43 41 Washington 5 7 8 Massachusetts 4 5 7 West Virginia 21 15 10 Michigan 32 33 31 Wisconsin 8 6 13 Minnesota 4 6 6 Foreign Countries 302 307 277 Mississippi 53 41 29 Unknown --- 166 ---Missouri 25 22 24
ToTAl 22,863 23,246 23,872
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Admission
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Enrollment byTennessee County
Fall Terms 2006–2008 County 2006 2007 2008 County 2006 2007 2008 Anderson 87 100 88 Lauderdale 35 41 43 Bedford 426 463 453 Lawrence 135 128 122 Benton 24 35 41 Lewis 61 52 41 Bledsoe 6 4 2 Lincoln 159 178 191 Blount 119 122 114 Loudon 44 35 36 Bradley 84 83 90 McMinn 36 37 28 Campbell 10 11 8 McNairy 44 43 47 Cannon 232 228 236 Macon 36 35 19 Carroll 26 31 22 Madison 183 209 226 Carter 7 12 11 Marion 56 56 54 Cheatham 152 153 171 Marshall 177 191 191 Chester 24 21 21 Maury 575 595 602 Claiborne 5 6 7 Meigs 2 2 4 Clay 3 8 5 Monroe 19 21 23 Cocke 7 10 7 Montgomery 210 243 258 Coffee 522 509 532 Moore 31 37 36 Crockett 28 21 21 Morgan 13 15 12 Cumberland 51 49 52 Obion 37 36 33 Davidson 3,571 3,513 3,749 Overton 6 9 11 Decatur 34 26 27 Perry 24 24 16 DeKalb 120 114 107 Pickett 1 1 3 Dickson 122 128 125 Polk 10 11 7 Dyer 63 66 70 Putnam 68 62 64 Fayette 43 47 53 Rhea 12 10 14 Fentress 18 24 21 Roane 70 67 56 Franklin 228 239 216 Robertson 172 188 202 Gibson 90 85 90 Rutherford 6,397 5,977 6,421 Giles 86 112 118 Scott 6 11 13 Grainger 6 10 9 Sequatchie 13 8 8 Greene 20 15 13 Sevier 84 87 81 Grundy 57 59 47 Shelby 957 1,072 1,174 Hamblen 30 30 29 Smith 75 70 62 Hamilton 454 494 493 Stewart 5 2 3 Hancock 1 1 0 Sullivan 88 91 79 Hardeman 58 46 52 Sumner 706 749 759 Hardin 52 48 63 Tipton 35 57 64 Hawkins 17 20 18 Trousdale 27 27 30 Haywood 22 24 23 Unicoi 0 1 3 Henderson 62 60 55 Union 8 3 6 Henry 39 35 30 Van Buren 3 5 5 Hickman 71 85 78 Warren 219 236 233 Houston 6 5 6 Washington 57 61 51 Humphreys 40 54 46 Wayne 38 40 36 Jackson 11 6 9 Weakley 15 22 18 Jefferson 34 39 32 White 25 28 22 Johnson 0 3 2 Williamson 1,784 1,950 1,979 Knox 427 424 414 Wilson 971 1,054 1,107 Lake 1 2 3 Unknown --- 45 ---ToTAl 21,325 21,602 22,372
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Anderson 88 Bedford 453 Benton 41 Bledsoe 2 Blount 114 Bradley 90 Campbell 8 Cannon 236 Carroll 22 Cheatham 171 Chester 21 Claiborne 7 Clay 5 Cocke 7 Coffee 532 Crockett 21 Cumberland 52 Davidson 3,749 Decatur 27 Dickson 125 Dyer 70 Fayette 53 F entress 21 F ranklin 216 Gibson 90 Giles 118 Grainger 9 Greene 13 Grundy 47 Hamblen 29 Hamilton 493 Hancock 0 Hardeman 52 Hardin 63 Hawkins 18 Haywood 23 Henderson 55 Henry 30 Hickman 78 Houston 6 Humphreys 46 Jackson 9 Jefferson 32 Johnson 2 Knox 414 Lake 3 Lauderdale 43 Lawrence 122 Lewis 41 Lincoln 191 Loudon 36 McMinn 28 McNairy 47 Macon 19 Madison 226 Marion 54 Marshall 191 Maury 602 Meigs 4 Monroe 23 Montgomery 258 Moore 36 Morgan 12 Obion 33 P erry 16 Pickett 3 P olk 7 P utnam 64 Rhea 14 Roane 56 Rutherford 6,421 Scott 13 Sequatchie 8 Sevier 81 Shelby 1,174 Smith 62 Sullivan 79 Sumner 759 T ipton 64 Trousdale 30 Unicoi 3 Union 6 V an Buren 5 W arren 233 W ashington 51 W ayne 36 W eakley 18 White 22 W illiamson 1,979 W ilson 1,107 Robertson 202 Stewart 3 Overton 11 Carter 11Enrollment
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Dekalb 10720 Enrollment 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Female 54%
Enrollment by
Gender
White 78% Black 15% Other 7%Enrollment by
Ethnic Group
Enrollment by College
Snapshot of Fall 2008 Student Body
Male 46% Basic and Applied Sciences Business Education and Beh. Science Liberal Arts CommMassCont. Ed. and Distance Learning Unde-clared/ Others Graduate Studies 5,447 3,440 3,766 3,216 2,441 574 2,368 2,620 Full-Time 77% Part-Time 23%
Enrollment by
Status
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Undergrad. Special Graduate
6,285 4,354 4,249 6,279 85 2,620
Enrollment by Classification
Enrollment 21
Headcount Enrollment
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Term Gender 2005–2006 % of Total 2006–2007 % of Total 2007–2008 % of Total
Summer Male 3,782 42% 3,844 42% 3,703 42% Female 5,304 58% 5,242 58% 5,142 58% ToTal 9,086 100% 9,086 100% 8,845 100% Fall Male 10,418 46% 10,625 46% 10,750 46% Female 12,136 54% 12,238 54% 12,496 54% ToTal 22,554 100% 22,863 100% 23,246 100% Spring Male 9,756 47% 9,942 47% 10,044 46% Female 11,195 53% 11,354 53% 11,604 54% ToTal 20,951 100% 21,296 100% 21,648 100%
Enrollment by Gender
academic Year 2006–2008College 2006 % of Total 2007 % of Total 2008 % of Total
Basic and Applied Sciences 5,073 22% 5,181 22% 5,447 23% Business 3,636 16% 3,422 15% 3,440 14% Education and Beh. Science 3,825 17% 3,656 16% 3,766 16% Liberal Arts 3,088 14% 3,046 13% 3,216 13% Mass Communication 2,917 13% 2,601 11% 2,441 10% Cont. Ed. and Distance Learning 0 0% 0 0% 574 2% Undeclared/Others 2,104 9% 2,977 13% 2,368 10% Total Undergraduates 20,643 90% 20,883 90% 22,152 89% Graduate Studies 2,220 10% 2,363 10% 2,620 11% ToTal 22,863 100% 23,246 100% 23,872 100%
Enrollment by College
Fall Terms 2006–2008Classification 2006 % of Total 2007 % of Total 2008 % of Total
Freshmen 5,866 25.66% 6,107 26.27% 6,285 26.33% Sophomores 4,154 18.17% 4,065 17.49% 4,354 18.24% Juniors 4,169 18.23% 4,167 17.93% 4,249 17.80% Seniors 6,357 27.80% 6,414 27.59% 6,279 26.30% Undergraduate Special 97 0.42% 130 0.56% 85 0.36% Graduate Special 195 0.85% 239 1.03% 285 1.19% Master’s 1,778 7.78% 1,839 7.91% 1,987 8.32% Educational Specialist 120 0.52% 154 0.66% 211 0.88% Doctoral 127 0.56% 131 0.56% 137 0.57% ToTal 22,863 100.00% 23,246 100.00% 23,872 100.00%
Enrollment by Classification
Fall Terms 2006–200822 Enrollment
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Enrollment by Ethnic Group
Average Age by Student Level
Ethnic Group Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
Alaskan Native Enrollment 15 0 10 % Student Body 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % Yearly Change 50.0% -100.0% 0.0% Asian Enrollment 651 709 755 % Student Body 2.8% 3.0% 3.2% % Yearly Change 2.7% 8.9% 6.5% American Indian Enrollment 87 110 84 % Student Body 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % Yearly Change 16.0% 26.4% -23.6% Black Enrollment 2,928 3,166 3,521 % Student Body 12.8% 13.6% 14.7% % Yearly Change 5.7% 8.1% 11.2% Hispanic Enrollment 479 518 537 % Student Body 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% % Yearly Change 2.8% 8.1% 3.7% White Enrollment 18,491 18,469 18,680 % Student Body 80.9% 79.5% 78.3% % Yearly Change 0.3% -0.1% 1.1% Unclassified Enrollment 212 274 285 % Student Body 0.9% 1.2% 1.2% % Yearly Change 33.3% 29.2% 4.0% ToTal Enrollment % Yearly Change 22,863 1.4% 23,246 1.7% 23,872 2.7% level
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
Headcount age Headcount age Headcount age
First-Time Freshmen 3,373 19 3,576 19 3,456 19 Other Freshmen 2,493 21 2,531 21 2,829 21 Sophomores 4,154 21 4,065 22 4,354 22 Juniors 4,169 23 4,167 23 4,249 24 Seniors 6,357 26 6,414 26 6,279 26 Undergraduate Special 97 27 130 28 85 26 ToTal Undergraduate 20,643 23 20,883 23 21,252 23 Graduate Special 195 37 239 37 285 38 Master’s 1,778 30 1,839 30 1,987 30 Educational Specialist 120 37 154 37 211 38 Doctoral 127 38 131 37 137 37 ToTal Graduate 2,220 31 2,363 32 2,620 32 ToTal 22,863 23 23,246 24 23,872 24
Enrollment 23
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Student Credit Hours/FTE
Student Credit Hours by Classification
Fall Terms 2006–2008
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Classification
Fall Terms 2006–2008
Level 2006 % of Total 2007 % of Total 2008 % of Total
Freshmen 80,463 28% 84,035 29% 86,144 29% Sophomores 55,954 20% 54,627 19% 58,904 20% Juniors 56,436 20% 55,529 19% 56,715 19% Seniors 78,613 27% 78,819 27% 77,553 26% Undergraduate Special 738 0% 1,065 0% 686 0% Graduate Special 1,010 0% 1,194 0% 1,220 0% Master’s 12,118 4% 12,420 4% 13,553 5% Educational Specialist 704 0% 982 0% 1,263 0% Doctoral 670 0% 695 0% 726 0%
ToTaL Student Credit Hours 286,706 100% 289,366 100% 296,764 100%
Level 2006 % of Total 2007 % of Total 2008 % of Total
Freshmen 5,364 28% 5,602 29% 5,743 29% Sophomores 3,730 19% 3,642 19% 3,927 20% Juniors 3,762 19% 3,702 19% 3,781 19% Seniors 5,242 27% 5,255 27% 5,170 26% Undergraduate Special 49 0% 71 0% 46 0% Graduate Special 84 0% 99 1% 102 1% Master’s 1,010 5% 1,035 5% 1,129 6% Educational Specialist 58 0% 82 0% 105 1% Doctoral 56 0% 58 0% 60 0%
ToTaL Full-Time Equivalent 19,355 100% 19,546 100% 20,064 100%
Full-Time Faculty Headcount 901 931 936
24 Enrollment
Source: MTSU Institutional Research
Fall Semester Growth
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000
Total New Students 4,017 4,231 4,188
Total New Transfer Students 1,991 1,949 1,935 Total Continuing Students 16,855 17,066 17,749 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 22,863 23,246 23,872
Category Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
New Students First-Time Freshmen 3,373 3,576 3,456
New Undergraduate Special 20 29 17 New Graduate Special 67 105 112 New Masters 531 489 575 New Ed.S./Doctoral 19 27 11 Other Undergraduate 7 5 17
TOTAL New Students 4,017 4,231 4,188
New Transfers Freshmen 559 585 673
Sophomores 589 605 556
Juniors 597 493 495
Seniors 246 266 211
TOTAL New Transfer Students 1,991 1,949 1,935
Continuing Students Freshmen 1,933 1,945 2,154
Sophomores 3,558 3,456 3,786 Juniors 3,572 3,674 3,752 Seniors 6,111 6,148 6,067 Undergraduate Special 69 90 56 Graduate Special 128 134 173 Masters 1,247 1,350 1,412 Ed.S. 106 138 210 Doctoral 122 120 127 High School Students 9 11 12
TOTAL Continuing Students 16,855 17,066 17,749
Overall Growth Enrollment (Headcount) 22,863 23,246 23,872
Enrollment 25
Source: Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Enrollment:University Comparison
Headcount and FTE Comparison
Fall Terms 2006–2008 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
APSU ETSU MTSU TSU TTU UM
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000
UTC UTK UTM
Series1
Series2
Series3
HEADCOUNT FTE 2 Years 2 Years Institution 2006 2007 2008 % Chg. 2006 2007 2008 % Chg.TENNEssEE BOArD OF rEgENTs (TBr) INsTITUTIONs:
Austin Peay 8,612 9,084 9,401 9.16% 6,869 7,139 7,499 9.17% East Tennessee* 12,156 13,118 12,736 4.77% 10,363 11,224 10,770 3.93% Middle Tennessee 22,863 23,246 23,872 4.41% 19,355 19,546 20,064 3.66% Tennessee State 9,038 9,065 8,254 -8.67% 7,464 7,465 6,694 -10.31% Tennessee Tech 9,733 10,321 10,793 10.89% 7,900 8,312 8,568 8.45% University of Memphis 20,562 20,376 20,214 -1.69% 15,946 15,747 15,912 -0.22% Total TBr Institutions 82,964 85,210 85,270 2.78% 67,897 69,433 69,506 2.37%
UNIvErsITY OF TENNEssEE (UT) INsTITUTIONs:
UT- Chattanooga 8,923 9,558 9,807 9.91% 7,564 8,168 8,446 11.66% UT- Knoxville ** 26,298 27,385 27,739 5.48% 23,932 24,673 25,230 5.43% UT- Martin 6,893 7,171 7,578 9.94% 5,971 6,108 6,095 2.08%
Total UT Institutions 42,114 44,114 45,124 7.15% 37,467 38,949 39,771 6.15%
* Includes ETSU Medical and Pharmacy School ** Includes UT Space Institute and UT Veterinary College
26 Enrollment
Source: Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Retention Rate by Institution
2006–2008 Retention Rate by Institution
The retention rates represent the percent of fall first-time, full-time (including summer first-time freshmen who re-turned in the fall) that return in the subsequent fall term at the admitting or another public institution in Tennessee.
72.28% 77.56% 79.96% 68.74% 81.86% 81.42% 65.00% 70.00% 75.00% 80.00% 85.00%
APSU ETSU MTSU TSU TTU UM
Tennessee Board of Regents
(TBR) Institutions
Fall 2008 Retention Rates
80.77% 92.09% 80.70% 75.00% 80.00% 85.00% 90.00% 95.00%
UTC UTK UTM
Seri
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University of Tennessee
(UT) Institutions
Fall 2008 Retention RatesTotal Retention Rate Fall 2006 Total Retention Rate Fall 2007 Total Retention Rate Fall 2008
Institution Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS (TBR) INSTITUTIONS:
Austin Peay 72.74% 73.40% 71.60% 72.57% 73.75% 72.16% 72.28% 72.13% 73.46% East Tennessee 79.46% 79.86% 71.64% 79.56% 79.56% 82.80% 77.56% 77.87% 72.88% Middle Tennessee 80.85% 80.44% 85.06% 78.69% 78.15% 81.94% 79.96% 80.02% 81.35% Tennessee State 75.78% 67.42% 76.69% 76.80% 70.11% 77.21% 68.74% 74.42% 68.60% Tennessee Tech 83.21% 82.74% 89.29% 82.49% 82.81% 74.19% 81.86% 81.81% 82.69% University of Memphis 78.60% 80.25% 76.69% 79.44% 80.81% 77.20% 81.42% 81.66% 81.70%
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (UT) INSTITUTIONS:
UT- Chattanooga 81.38% 82.39% 79.17% 83.24% 83.70% 81.37% 80.77% 81.52% 77.67% UT- Knoxville 89.94% 90.60% 88.54% 92.33% 93.13% 86.65% 92.09% 92.75% 88.49% UT- Martin 80.86% 80.61% 80.52% 81.37% 80.80% 85.20% 80.70% 80.58% 82.27%
Enrollment 27
Source: Tennessee Higher Education Commission
2008 Graduation Rate by Institution
The percent of first-time, full-time freshmen who eventually graduate from either the admitting institution or an-other TBR or UT institution within six years.
Graduation Rates:University Comparison
Graduation Rates: 2004-2008
The graduation rates represent the percent of first-time, full-time freshmen enrolled in a public university in the summer and fall terms of an academic year who subsequently earn a baccalaureate degree at the admitting or an-other public institution in Tennessee within six years.
Institution 1998-04 1999-05 2000-06 2001-07 2002-08
TEnnEssEE Board of rEgEnTs (TBr) InsTITuTIons:
Austin Peay 35.01% 35.80% 37.37% 32.96% 37.02% East Tennessee 42.45% 43.51% 46.54% 43.16% 47.53% Middle Tennessee 43.60% 45.50% 46.84% 48.39% 50.49% Tennessee State 46.43% 45.39% 42.03% 41.98% 38.59% Tennessee Tech 50.15% 50.04% 50.41% 48.25% 49.23% University of Memphis 38.65% 37.35% 37.16% 38.86% 41.87%
unIvErsITy of TEnnEssEE (uT) InsTITuTIons:
UT - Chattanooga 53.78% 51.81% 52.78% 50.14% 47.11% UT - Knoxville 63.24% 63.98% 66.68% 63.93% 64.13% UT - Martin 47.65% 47.21% 48.46% 48.20% 53.13%
Total no. first-Time, full-Time
freshmen in 2002 grads. from admitting Institution % Total graduation rate in 2008
Institution Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
TEnnEssEE Board of rEgEnTs (TBr) InsTITuTIons:
Austin Peay 986 668 154 32.66% 36.23% 23.38% 37.02% 40.87% 26.62% East Tennessee 1,475 1,331 87 41.36% 41.70% 33.33% 47.53% 48.23% 35.63% Middle Tennessee 3,084 2,564 361 45.07% 45.75% 44.04% 50.49% 51.48% 47.09% Tennessee State 1,306 140 1,149 36.14% 27.14% 37.34% 38.59% 33.57% 39.34% Tennessee Tech 1,176 1,036 97 42.26% 43.53% 30.93% 49.23% 50.87% 35.05% University of Memphis 1,741 1,127 506 37.97% 41.17% 29.45% 41.87% 46.14% 31.42% ToTal TBr InsTITuTIons 9,768 6,866 2,354 40.46% 42.57% 35.34% 45.40% 48.49% 37.68%
unIvErsITy of TEnnEssEE (uT) InsTITuTIons:
UT- Chattanooga 1,176 782 354 39.46% 40.41% 37.29% 47.11% 49.74% 41.53% UT- Knoxville 3,638 3,117 321 58.16% 58.65% 55.45% 64.13% 65.19% 57.01% UT- Martin 1,086 855 189 45.86% 49.71% 34.39% 53.13% 57.54% 39.68%
ToTal uT InsTITuTIons 5,900 4,754 864 52.17% 54.04% 43.40% 58.71% 61.27% 46.88% ToTal unIvErsITIEs 15,668 11,620 3,218 44.87% 47.26% 37.51% 50.41% 53.72% 40.15%
30 Academic Degree Programs
Middle Tennessee State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist’s, and Doctorate degrees.
Accrediting Agency Major Degree(s) Offered
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism
and Mass Communications (www.ukans.edu/~acejmc) Mass Communication B.S., M.S.
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
(www.aacsb.edu) Accounting B.B.A.
Actg. and Info. Systems M.S.
Business Administration B.B.A., M.B.A.
Economics B.B.A.
Entrepreneurship B.B.A.
Finance B.B.A.
Information Systems B.B.A.
Management B.B.A.
Marketing B.B.A.
Office Management B.B.A.
Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (www.abet.org) Computer Science B.S.
Engineering Technology B.S.
American Association of Family
and Consumer Sciences (www.aafcs.org) Family and Cons. Studies B.S.
Interior Design B.S.
Nutrition and Food Science B.S.
Textiles, Mdsg., and Design B.S.
American Chemical Society (www.acs.org) Chemistry B.S.
Science B.S.
American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org) Nutrition and Food Science B.S.
Aviation Accreditation Board International
(www.aabi.aero) Aerospace B.S.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (www.caahep.org) Athletic Training B.S.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(aacn.nche.edu) Nursing B.S.N.
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs (www.counseling.org/CACREP) Professional Counseling M.Ed.
Council on Social Work Education (www.cswe.org) Social Work B.S.W.
Foundation for Interior Design Education
Research (www.fider.org) Interior Design B.S.
Institutional and Profe ional
Accreditation
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Accrediting Agency Major Degree(s) Offered
Source: MTSU Executive Vice President and Provost
National Association for the Education
of the Young Child (www.naeyc.org) Early Childhood Education B.S.
National Association of Industrial
Tech nology (www.nait.org) Construction Mgmt. Tech. B.S.
Industrial Technology B.S.
National Association of Schools of
Art and Design (www.arts-accredit.org) Art B.F.A.
National Association of Schools of
Music (www.arts-accredit.org/nasm) Music B.M., M.A.
National Association of School
Psychologists (www.nasponline.org) Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (www.ncate.org) Administration and Supervision M.Ed., Ed.S.
Aerospace Education M.Ed.
Art Education B.S.
Business Education B.S., M.B.E.
Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed., Ed.S.
Early Childhood Education B.S.
Foreign Languages M.A.T.
Health Education B.S.
Interdisciplinary Studies B.S.
Mathematics M.S.T.
Physical Education B.S.
Professional Counseling M.Ed.
Reading M.Ed.
Science B.S.
Special Education B.S., M.Ed.
National League for Nursing
Accreditation Commission (www.nln.org) Nursing B.S.N., M.S.N.
National Recreation and Parks
32 Academic Degree Programs
Middle Tennessee State University has been authorized to grant the following degrees:
Undergraduate Graduate
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Master of Arts (M.A.)
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Master of Business Education (M.B.E.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Master of Criminal Justice (M.C.J.)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Bachelor of University Studies (B.Unv.S.) Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
Master of Science (M.S.)
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Master of Science in Teaching (M.S.T.) Specialist in Education (Ed.S.)
Doctor of Arts (D.A.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
On the following pages is a summary of the degrees offered in each department or school.
Department/School Major Degree(s) Offered
COLLEGE OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES
College of Basic and Applied Sciences Professional Science M.S.
Aerospace Aerospace B.S.
Aerospace Education M.Ed.
Aviation Administration M.S.
Agribusiness and Agriscience Agribusiness B.S.
Animal Science B.S.
Plant and Soil Science B.S.
Biology Biology B.S.; M.S.
Chemistry Biochemistry B.S.
Chemistry B.S.; M.S.
Science B.S.
*Admissionclosed
Computer Science Computer Science B.S.; M.S.
Engineering Technology Concrete Industry Management B.S.
Construction Management B.S.
Engineering Technology B.S.; M.S.
Environmental Sci. and Tech. B.S.
Engineering Systems Technology
Engineering Technology M.S.
Mathematical Sciences Mathematics B.S.; M.S.; M.S.T.
Nursing Nursing B.S.N.
Physics and Astronomy Physics B.S.
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JENNINGS A. JONES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accounting Accounting B.B.A.
Accounting/Information Systems M.S.
Business Communication Business Education B.S.; M.B.E.
and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship B.B.A.
Office Management B.B.A.
Computer Information Systems Information Systems B.B.A.
Accounting/Information Systems M.S.
Economics and Finance Economics B.B.A.; B.S.; M.A.; Ph.D.
Finance B.B.A.
Management and Marketing Business Administration B.B.A.; M.B.A.
Management B.B.A.
Marketing B.B.A.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
Criminal Justice Administration Criminal Justice Administration B.S.; M.C.J.
Educational Leadership Administration and Supervision M.Ed.; Ed.S.
Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.; Ed.S.
Elementary and Special Education Interdisciplinary Studies B.S.
Special Education B.S.; M.Ed.
Reading M.Ed.
Curriculum and Instruction M.Ed.; Ed.S.
Dyslexic Studies Grad. Cert.
Health and Human Performance Athletic Training B.S.
Health Education B.S.
Physical Education B.S.
Recreation and Leisure Services B.S.
Exercise Science M.S.
Health, Physical Education, Recreation M.S.
Human Performance Ph.D.
Human Sciences Early Childhood Education B.S.
Fam. and Con. Studies B.S.
Interior Design B.S.
Nutrition and Food Science B.S.
Textiles, Merchandising, and Design B.S.
Human Sciences M.S.
Psychology Psychology B.S.; M.A.
Industrial/Organizational B.S.
Professional Counseling M.Ed.
Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.
