DrBanneker
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We last covered Livingstone College which received an average score of 6.
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Now we had back to Nashville to cover Tennessee State University (TSU). The largest HBCU in Nashville as well as Tennessee, TSU was actually the last HBCU established in the Nashville area. It opened in 1912 as the Tennessee A. & I. State Normal School for Negroes which focused on practical trades and training high school teachers. The school was opened using bonds raised by Davidson County that were matched by donations from the Nashville Black community, coordinated by the Odd Fellows. It became a four year liberal arts institute in the 1920s and a full university in 1951.
TSU was a latecomer to the Nashville HBCU scene that already had Fisk University, Meharry Medical College, Roger Williams College, and Walden University. The latter two closed their doors in the late 1920s right before the Great Depression giving TSU the room to grow into Nashville's premier HBCU. Part of the reason TSU became the largest HBCU in Tennessee was that the racial hostility was much worse in western Tennessee even though most Blacks live there. Despite its Black presence, Memphis only grudgingly allowed two HBCUs-LeMoyne-Owen and Howe, the latter of which closed and merged with the former. TSU still fights with the state till this day. @get these nets posted an article about the state owing them $500M, only giving them half then accusing them via an audit. The more things change...
TSU is unique for most state schools in having a large out-of-state presence at 60%. It is also has one of the higher graduation rates for open enrollment public universities. Its band and dance team are famous and have long been a staple of HBCU band competitions such as the Battle of the Bands.
Founded: 1912
City, State: Nashville, Tennessee
Type: Public 4-year
Nickname: Tigers
Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 8,077 (6,375 undergraduate), 88% Black
Part-time student percentage: 23%
First Generation Student Percentage: 37%
Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 57% / 5%
Out of State Percentage: 60% (Top States: Georgia, Illinois, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana)
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14:1
Admissions Acceptance Rate: Open enrollment
4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 19% / 31%
Transfer out rate: 32%
Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 36% male/ 64% female (1.8:1)
Tuition: In-State: $8k, Out-of-State: $22k
Median Federal Debt After Graduation: $27k
Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: $20k
Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $42k
Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Registered Nursing: $70k, Computer Science: $57k, Business Administration: $56k
Top Majors by Degrees:
Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Communications, Psychology, Education, Engineering (primarily aerospace, mechanical, electrical)
Endowment: ~$90M
Alumni Engagement: 8.7% of alumni give back
Athletic Conference: Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) (NCAA Div 1)
Mascot: Tigers
Main Campus
College of Health Sciences
Hale Stadium
Gentry Center
Aristocrat of Bands
Cheerleaders
This year they became the first HBCU cheerleader team to win a national championship in competitive cheerleading.
Sophisticated Ladies Dance Team
Miss Tennessee State
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