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Carson-Newman University

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Jefferson City, TNSee your chances →private nonprofitDoctoral/Professional Universities

Acceptance Rate

90.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

955–1215

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$34,700

Undergrad Enrollment

1,374

Applicants

2,991

Yield Rate

18.0%

Student:Faculty

12:1

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What you pay

$20,251/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $81,004 over four years.

What grads earn

$46,614/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$50,739 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.7 years of pay.

66% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

9.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

16%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Carson-Newman University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,672
$30–48k$16,446
$48–75k$17,313
$75–110k$21,209
Over $110k$28,621

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

56%

Completion · all

56%

Completion · Pell

48%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$21,500

Classification

D/PU research universityFour-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,991
Admitted
2,04268.3%
Enrolled
36718% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation67% / 33%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball67Basketball14Football186Golf9Soccer28Swimming21Tennis11Track & Field46

Women's

Basketball13Beach Volleyball20Golf8Soccer23Softball25Swimming17Tennis10Track & Field44Volleyball25

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General40 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse36 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science25 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management19 grads
Psychology, General18 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric14 grads
Sociology11 grads
Human Services, General9 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching9 grads
Accounting9 grads

4yr Grad Rate

49%

6yr Grad Rate

56%

Retention Rate

74%

Median Earnings

$48,382