East Tennessee State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

East Tennessee State University, also referred to as ETSU, was established on October 2, 1911. The university was originally named East Tennessee State Normal School and was renamed to East Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925. It became East Tennessee State College in 1943 and gained university status in 1963. The main campus of ETSU is spread over 300 acres in Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition, there are several small off-campus centers in Bristol, Greeneville, Kingsport, and Elizabethton in Tennessee. The academic units of ETSU include the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Technology
• College of Clinical & Rehabilitative Health Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Public Health
• Honors College
• School of Continuing Studies
• School of Graduate Studies

ETSU features many Greek organizations. There are approximately seven Interfraternity Councils including Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Nu, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sigma Chi. In addition, the university has recognized several Panhellenic Councils including Kappa Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, and Alpha Xi Delta.

ETSU athletic teams are nicknamed the Buccaneers and compete in the NCAA Division I. They are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The men's sports include track and field, baseball, cross country, basketball, tennis, and golf. The women’s sports include softball, basketball, track and field, golf, volleyball, cross country, tennis, and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, medicine, nutrition and exercise therapy, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 13,646 in 2009-2010 (11,795 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 18%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

East Tennessee State provides on-campus housing for 2,863 of its 11,795 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic Sun Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 84 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 65 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

East Tennessee State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (40 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (333 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (77 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (284 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (87 awarded)

• Engineering Technology
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (192 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Services
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (410 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (23 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (94 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (52 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (230 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (325 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (104 awarded)

• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (156 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Chemistry
• Epidemiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (92 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (89 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology