Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN · Public · Midsize city · APSU

Public institution in Clarksville, TN · 7,365 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $44,301 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 16%Undergraduates
Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
Top 24%Pell Grant share
Top 25%Out-of-state tuition & fees

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $14,846666th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $8,675446th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $14,219507th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $26,790800th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $20,547724th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $44,3011,400th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $38,7791,310th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 44.5%1,371st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 66.8%1,387th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 96.0%1,443rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1050827th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 21703rd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 7,365345th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 45.6%508th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 47 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in Tennessee#31

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $25
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$59,447	$60,226
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$56,979	$56,214
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$49,521	$50,677
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions	bachelors	$44,468	$36,141
Special Education and TeachingEducation	bachelors	$37,980	$36,398
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness	bachelors	$37,883	$36,255
MusicVisual & Performing Arts	bachelors	$37,808	$30,366
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$36,848	$35,810
ChemistryPhysical Sciences	bachelors	$35,954	$26,585
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement	bachelors	$35,518	$35,861
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation	bachelors	$35,351	$35,957
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences	bachelors	$34,298	$30,554

Campus facts

Founded in 1927source
Athletic nickname: "Governors"source
Fortera Stadium seats about 10,000source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
Mascot: Governorssource
Campus size: about 182 acressource
Formerly known as "Austin Peay Normal School" (1927–1943)source
Formerly known as "Austin Peay State College" (1943–1967)source
Athletic conference: ASUNsource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Fight song: ""Austin Peay Fight Song""source

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,813,273 (M $2,788,565 · W $2,024,708)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.