Colleges / Austin Peay State University
College · Public · Clarksville, TN · City
APS

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Address601 College St, Clarksville, TN 37044
Websitewww.apsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size7,560
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1088 · ACT 21.

If you get in

7,560 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,276

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr40%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,560
Location
Clarksville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown5%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time27%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38

What you can study.

Colleges / Austin Peay State University
College · Public · Clarksville, TN · City
APS

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Address601 College St, Clarksville, TN 37044
Websitewww.apsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size7,560
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1088 · ACT 21.

If you get in

7,560 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$39k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$14.8k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,276

How students pay for it.

Pell grants44%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr40%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,560
Location
Clarksville, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White50%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown5%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time27%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38

What you can study.