Colleges / Carson-Newman University
College · Private nonprofit · Jefferson City, TN · Suburb
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Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Religious affiliation
Address1646 S Russell Ave, Jefferson City, TN 37760
Websitewww.cn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,387
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/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 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1117 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,387 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$196k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$81k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$115k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.7k
Room & board
$11.8k
Books & supplies
$1,600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
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$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,387
Location
Jefferson City, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.

Colleges / Carson-Newman University
College · Private nonprofit · Jefferson City, TN · Suburb
C

Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Religious affiliation
Address1646 S Russell Ave, Jefferson City, TN 37760
Websitewww.cn.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size1,387
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/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 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1117 · ACT 22.

If you get in

1,387 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$196k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$81k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$115k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.7k
Room & board
$11.8k
Books & supplies
$1,600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
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$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,387
Location
Jefferson City, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White72%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic6%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.