MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY


1301 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 USA
www.mtsu.edu

History:
 University is founded in 1911, MTSU is now the oldest and largest public university in Middle Tennessee. Murfreesboro, Tenn., was named the "most livable" city in the state. It has a population of more than 65,000 and lies about 30 miles southeast of Nashville.

Size/Location

  • 109 permanent buildings (3.8 million square feet of space)
  • 466 acres
  • one mile from the geographic center of Tennessee


Enrollment
  • 22,000


Facts:
  1. Oldest and largest public university in the mid-state
  2. Number one college choice of mid-state valedictorians and salutatorians for eight years running; entering freshman scores above state and national averages
  3. New facilities with latest in equipment and technology
  4. James Buchanan ('40), Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences; late U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr.; Grammy and Emmy award winners; and a majority of region's teachers are among successful alumni
  5. As a member of the Sun Belt Conference MTSU now competes in the NCAA's highest level in all sports. Blue Raider athletes will play Sun Belt teams in major media markets in Denver, Miami and New Orleans.
  6. Direct student access to faculty who use latest technology and master classrooms
  7. Honors College -- first in state -- provides select academic atmosphere within large university
  8. Economic impact on region more than $250 million
  9. Aerospace and Recording Industry attract students from all over the world
  10. Safe and friendly environment with diverse student body -- 54 percent female, 13 percent minority, and students from over 70 countries
    Departments:
  • Accounting
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Agribusiness; Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Apparel and textiles
  • Art
  • Art teacher education
  • Athletic training
  • Biological and physical sciences
  • Biology/biological sciences
  • Business administration and management
  • Business/managerial economics
  • Business teacher education; chemistry
  • Computer science
  • Criminal justice/law enforcement administration
  • Criminal justice/police science
  • Dramatic/theater arts
  • Economics; engineering/industrial management
  • Engineering technology
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering Technology
  • Family Resource Management
  • Finance
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness
  • Foreign languages and literatures
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Health and physical education
  • Health teacher education
  • History
  • Industrial and organizational psychology
  • Industrial technology
  • Interdisciplinary studies
  • Interior design
  • International relations and affairs
  • Kindergarten/preschool education
  • Liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/marketing management
  • Mass Communication/media
  • Mathematics
  • Multi-/interdisciplinary studies related
  • Music
  • Music management and merchandising
  • Nursing (registered nurse training)
  • Office management
  • Parks, recreation and leisure facilities management
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Plant sciences
  • Political science and government
  • Psychology
  • Public Relations/image management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education
  • Technology/industrial arts teacher education
TUITION FEE:
 U.S. $ 11,064/ Year

BOARDING AND LODGING FEE
 U.S. $ 4624/ Year

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