Fisk University Teaching Programs

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Fisk University is a private not-for-profit institution. Nashville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Fisk University?

Contact details for Fisk are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 17Th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208-4501
Phone:	615-329-8500
Website:	www.fisk.edu

How Do I Get Into Fisk?

You can apply to Fisk online at: www.fisk.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Fisk

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisk?

The acceptance rate at Fisk University is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Fisk submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 780.

Fisk received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Fisk University?

The overall average net price of Fisk is $22,477. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fisk, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,162 a year. That adds up to $24,648 over four years for those students.

Fisk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 914 undergraduate students at Fisk, with 874 being full-time and 40 being part-time.

There are also 28 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 874 full-time undergraduates at Fisk, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fisk University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	667
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	3
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	83

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Fisk University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Fisk. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Nigeria, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Fisk University

In 2022-2023, 45 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fisk has changed over the last few years.

Fisk University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Music Education	1	1
General Special Education	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0
TOTAL	1	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.