Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Public
- City
- 16,301 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,562per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,70210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
MTSU's Concrete Industry Management program was the first of its kind in the country.
Source: Concrete Industry Management, Production, Sales and ... - MTSU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1010–1230Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Middle Tennessee State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
Average high school GPA: 3.62 (the 100% of first-years who reported one)
- Admit rate in this report
- 64%11,277 admitted of 17,724 first-year applicants
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Middle Tennessee State University Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,562full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,577sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,932Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $33,428Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,70210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,057federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 16,301Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN — admits 86%
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM — admits 95%
- California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA — admits 94%
- California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- University of Memphis Memphis, TN — admits 72%
- University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA — admits 68%
- University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV — admits 74%
- Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL — admits 63%
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — admits 81%
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Middle Tennessee State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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