Tennessee State University

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Tennessee State University
Former names
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes (1912–1925)
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College (1925–1927)
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (1927–1968)
MottoThink. Work. Serve
TypePublic, historically black land-grant university
EstablishedJune 19, 1912; 112 years ago (1912-06-19)
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliation
Endowment$91.1 million (2021)[1]
PresidentRonald A. Johnson (interim)
ProvostRobbie K. Melton (interim)
Academic staff
377 full-time & 114 part-time[2]
Students9,218 (fall 2022)[3]
Undergraduates7,678 (fall 2022)
Location
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
United States

36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°W / 36.16667; -86.83056
CampusLarge city, 903 acres (365 ha)
ColorsBlue and white[4]
   
NicknameTigers and Lady Tigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – OVC
Websitewww.tnstate.edu
Tennessee State University Historic District
Location3500 John A. Merritt Blvd
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
ArchitectMarr & Holman, et al.
NRHP reference No.96000677
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1996

Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.[5] Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor's degrees, 23 master's degrees, and eight doctoral degrees.[6][7] It is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[8]

  1. ^ As of March 7, 2022. HBCU Money's 2021 Top 10 HBCU Endowments (Report). The Tennessee Tribune. March 7, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Tennessee State University".
  3. ^ "Tennessee State Fall 2022 Enrollment" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Tennessee State University Style Guide". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Member-Schools". Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Undergraduate Programs". Tennessee State University. 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tennessee State University - Graduate Degrees and Programs". collegetuitioncompare.com. College Tuition Compare. 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.