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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.

$22,477 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
61% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Fisk University?

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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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fisk?

61% Acceptance Rate
74% Of Accepted Are Women
35% Submit SAT Scores
Fisk has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 24% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

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 540 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 710.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Fisk University  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Fisk University  ( 520 to 710 )
200
800
Fisk received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Fisk University  ( 19 to 26 )
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ACT Math Scores for Fisk University  ( 18 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Fisk University  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Fisk University?

$22,477 Net Price
56% Take Out Loans
3.1% Loan Default Rate
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.

The student loan default rate at Fisk is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Fisk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

874 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 914 undergraduate students at Fisk, with 874 being full-time and 40 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

0 Took All Classes Online
34 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2020-2021, 34 students took at least one online class at the school.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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