Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee · Public · 8,698 undergraduates · tntech.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 10,892 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1040 to 1270
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$33,710Est.Estimate
$38,300 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Tennessee Technological University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$38,300
a year in 2027-28, from a $38,300 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1160
Send your score
About 24% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 3.0, you must send a score.
- Applicants over 21 use ACCUPLACER (score 28+) instead of ACT/SAT; ACCUPLACER can substitute for the 15+ ACT sub-score requirement.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions - Freshmen | Tennessee Tech · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 8,568 of 10,892 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 3% of them sent SAT scores and 94% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1040 to 1270
Reading and Writing 540 to 650
Math 520 to 610
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16007.3%
- 1200 to 139936%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99914%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.72
- 4.037%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.498.9%
- 3.00 to 3.246.6%
- 2.50 to 2.995.8%
- Below 2.501%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$33,710
a year, in state
$38,300
a year, out of state (tuition $15,680)
- Tuition (in state)$11,090
- Fees$1,540
- Food and housing$14,110
- Books and supplies$1,360
- Transportation and other$5,610
Tennessee Technological University published $31,832 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,100
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,392
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,530
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,673
- Over $110,000$22,592
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,320
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
21%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,062 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential Scholars - National Merit level
$15,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by May 30.
DetailsEarl McDonald Academic Achievement Scholarship
$3,500 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by May 30. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsArliss and Mary Etta Roaden Endowed Scholarship
$1,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC by May 30th. To keep it: a 3.25 college GPA.
DetailsNational Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship
$500 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
27 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,110Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 1030 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1010 or 1113 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1010 & 1020 or BIOL 1113 & 1123 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1830 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1910 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1910,1920 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 1830 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1010 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1110 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1010 & 1020 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1010 & 1020 or 1110 & 1120 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 1200 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 1200 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1010 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1010 & 1020 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 2235 and ENGL SO1B |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ESS lower-division elective |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2210 & 2220 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1010 & 1020 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010 & 2020 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 1010 & 1020 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GERM 1010, 1020, & 2010 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GERM 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1012 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2020 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2010 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2010 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2020 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2120 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2110 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH 1730 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1030 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1010 & 1020 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1010, 1020, & 2010 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1530 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1030 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2010 & 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 2310 & 2320 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
56%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$52,901
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Tennessee Technological University$43,485
- All colleges$48,512
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 30 majors here have earnings data.
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