Colleges / Middle Tennessee State University
College · Public · Murfreesboro, TN · City
MTS

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

Address1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Websitewww.mtsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size16,301
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1121 · ACT 23.

If you get in

16,301 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$97k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$31.6k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,260

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr54%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
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
16,301
Location
Murfreesboro, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.

Colleges / Middle Tennessee State University
College · Public · Murfreesboro, TN · City
MTS

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

Address1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Websitewww.mtsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size16,301
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1121 · ACT 23.

If you get in

16,301 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$97k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$31.6k
Room & board
$12.2k
Books & supplies
$1,260

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr54%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out23%
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
16,301
Location
Murfreesboro, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.