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Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, Tusculum University is a private not-for-profit institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Greeneville draws many to the area.

Where Is Tusculum University?

Contact details for Tusculum are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	60 Shiloh Road, Greeneville, TN 37743
Phone:	423-636-7300
Website:	www.tusculum.edu

How Do I Get Into Tusculum?

You can apply to Tusculum online at: https://web.tusculum.edu/mytusculum/application.php

Admission Requirements for Tusculum

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Tusculum?

The acceptance rate at Tusculum University is 77%. 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 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Tusculum submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 550. Math scores were between 450 and 560.

Tusculum received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Tusculum University?

The overall average net price of Tusculum is $28,842. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tusculum, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,464 a year. That adds up to $29,856 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tusculum is 5.4%. 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.

Tusculum University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,234 undergraduate students at Tusculum, with 979 being full-time and 255 being part-time.

There are also 260 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 979 full-time undergraduates at Tusculum, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	465
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	351

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tusculum University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Tusculum. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Spain, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Tusculum University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Tusculum. In 2020-2021, 1,189 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Tusculum

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tusculum University was 48.1%. This is the #481 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Tusculum regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.