Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $9,049. 42% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $48,900 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,570.

Average net price
$9,049
per year Verified data
Completion rate
42%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$48,900
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,570
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$9,456
Out-of-state tuition and fees$15,216
Average cost of attendance$21,696
Books and supplies$1,316
Room and board, on campus$13,406
Average net price, all aided students$9,049
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$7,541
Average net price, family income over $110,000$14,571

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
96%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
843 to 1126
ACT composite range, middle 50%
18 to 24
Undergraduate enrollment
7,560
Graduate enrollment
1,513
Students receiving Pell grants
50%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time42%
Completion within normal time27%
First-year retention (full-time)70%
Median federal debt, graduates$19,570
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$222
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$16,557
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry64%
1 year after completion$44,289
4 years after completion$52,456
6 years after entry$42,590
8 years after entry$46,937
10 years after entry$48,900
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $48,900; the middle half earned $32,247 to $69,753. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Austin Peay State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

90 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CIP 12.05 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
762$38,419$18,500
Bachelor's degree (41)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
27$51,676$22,856
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · Some credentials fully online
34$31,223$25,000
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
17$55,151$16,522
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
48$33,892$22,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
71$44,918$26,092
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · Some credentials fully online
47$71,429$25,250
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
15$35,920$19,875
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
19$66,088$23,000
Computer Systems Analysis
CIP 11.05 · Some credentials fully online
17$55,084$24,107
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
23$52,513$30,375
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
80$37,863$23,250
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
11$30,568Suppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
19$68,628$25,250
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
29$42,506$22,469
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
27$53,532$16,824
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
53$34,509$20,937
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
8$43,038Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
15$41,248$13,904
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacy$28,001
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
113$43,168$23,001
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
52$47,099$22,250
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
13$36,520$13,528
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · Some credentials fully online
23$42,031$20,407
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
93$32,879$25,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
143$78,041$22,525
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
30$37,239$23,850
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · Some credentials fully online
25$40,555$26,125
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
134$36,064$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
67$43,871$20,500
Master's degree (23)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
47$65,313Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
12$58,981Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · Some credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
20$45,952Suppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online
65$77,743Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
10$55,426Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
39$49,253Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
89$66,625Suppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
16$55,450Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
34$55,460Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
22$47,220Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
40$98,019Suppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
17$48,658Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
12$45,918Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
CIP 26.11 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · All credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
11Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 219602, OPEID 003478. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.