Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee · Private · 1,737 undergraduates · trevecca.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
980 to 1235
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$50,710Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Trevecca Nazarene 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
69% 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
$50,710
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,710 sticker price
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 22% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
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.
Source: Trevecca Nazarene University - Admission Policies and Requirements (2025-2026 University Catalog) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
69%
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 980 to 1235
Reading and Writing 510 to 610
Math 470 to 625
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
$50,710
a year
- Tuition$35,210
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$39,828
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,269
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,047
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,215
- Over $110,000$18,509
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$23,911
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.
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
23 of 23
Earn credit with a score of 3
23 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,520Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO-1510 General Biology I and BIO-1520 General Biology II |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAT-1510 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAT-1520 Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHE-1040 General Chemistry I and CHE-1050 General Chemistry II |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | ITI-Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG-1020 English Composition I |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENG-1080 English Composition I and ENG-2000 World Literature |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SCI-2000 Introduction to Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS-Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GGY-2050 Fundamentals of World Geography |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO-2000 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO-2010 Principles of Microeconomics |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 2 | MUS-2060 Aural Theory I |
| Music Theory | 3 | with a score of 3 = MUS-2010 Theory I (3 credits) with a score of 4 or 5 = MUS-2010 Theory I and MUS-2020 Theory II (total credits 6) | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY-2120 General Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY-2110 General Physics I |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY-2010 General Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA-1000 Spanish Language & Culture and SPA-1500 Elementary Spanish II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPA-1000 Spanish Language & Culture and SPA-1500 Elementary Spanish II and SPA-2000 Intermediate Spanish I |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | BUS-3020 Statistics for Business |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL-2020 American Political Institutions |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS-2010 US History Survey I and HIS-2010 US History Survey II |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS-1400 World Civilizations: Ancient and Medieval World and HIS-1450 World Civilizations: Early Modern and Modern World |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$56,862
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Trevecca Nazarene University$69,054
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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