Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Remote

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 $16,830. 56% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $52,901 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $17,150.

Average net price
$16,830
per year Verified data
Completion rate
56%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$52,901
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$17,150
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$11,926
Out-of-state tuition and fees$16,126
Average cost of attendance$29,486
Books and supplies$1,280
Room and board, on campus$13,835
Average net price, all aided students$16,830
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$13,100
Average net price, family income over $110,000$22,592

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
76%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1048 to 1310
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
8,698
Graduate enrollment
1,324
Students receiving Pell grants
37%
Student to faculty ratio
16 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 time56%
Completion within normal time38%
First-year retention (full-time)78%
Median federal debt, graduates$17,150
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$195
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$14,507
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$47,533
4 years after completion$57,413
6 years after entry$48,198
8 years after entry$50,971
10 years after entry$52,901
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $52,901; the middle half earned $37,491 to $79,211. 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 Tennessee Technological 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.

96 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 (7)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (46)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
56$52,506$17,500
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
30$42,628$16,350
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
93$38,161$15,449
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
103$47,041$12,000
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
42$69,309$20,162
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
30$42,000$22,000
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
55$71,157$20,000
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
CIP 09.99 · No credentials fully online
15$36,561Suppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
112$71,291$18,477
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacy$13,767
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
45$81,222$16,227
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
59$65,593$19,000
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
13$32,427Suppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
26$33,391$17,500
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
47$49,965$20,697
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
36$30,343$19,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07
Suppressed for privacy$17,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
16$42,487$22,725
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
51Suppressed for privacy$17,500
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
55$44,237$14,500
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
125$72,379$16,747
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · All credentials fully online
81$39,066$18,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
20$42,206$20,575
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
21$45,167Suppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering
CIP 14.23 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
20$44,273$22,625
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
49$37,627$17,602
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
152$70,611$19,500
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
49$37,646$14,975
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
109$38,928$16,375
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
191$42,531$17,363
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
CIP 03.06 · No credentials fully online
34$35,286$19,978
Master's degree (22)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
106$74,986Suppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
104$48,884Suppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
16$60,880Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
4Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
41$64,502Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
32$97,520Suppressed for privacy
Science, Technology and Society
CIP 30.15 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
18$45,449Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
50$47,020Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (15)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · Some credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed 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 (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No 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 221847, OPEID 003523. 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.