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Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, TN · Private · Small suburb · CNU

Private institution in Jefferson City, TN · 1,374 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $48,382 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$18,661957th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$34,7001,467th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$34,7001,412th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$46,3451,369th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,3821,164th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,3241,263rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.5%1,287th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.6%1,039th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
68.3%566th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1111656th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3741,170th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.2%738th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 156 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 66 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$52,663$50,499
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,091$42,682
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$37,568$29,685
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,208$36,745
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$37,054$36,110
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$36,848$37,054
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,776$35,060
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$30,409$20,596
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$27,048$29,685
Psychology, OtherPsychologybachelors$26,933—
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$26,585—
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professionsbachelors$25,053—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,182,466 (M $3,783,249 · W $2,399,217)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Carson-Newman University’s 1,374 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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