The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, Tennessee · Public · 864 undergraduates · utsouthern.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
87%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
905 to 1110
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,580Est.Estimate
in state, before aid
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Tennessee Southern
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
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$27,580
a year in 2027-28, from a $27,580 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1010
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
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 required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
Source: Admissions - University of Tennessee Southern · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
87%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 905 to 1110
Reading and Writing 435 to 555
Math 470 to 555
ACT composite 18 to 24
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
$27,580
a year
- Tuition$11,900
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$6,773
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,981
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,827
- $75,001 to $110,000$7,152
- Over $110,000$7,040
Financial aidEstimate
79%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$10,358
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
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.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
32%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$46,623
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Tennessee Southern$60,651
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 3 majors here have earnings data.
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