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# Carson-Newman University

A private four-year university in Tennessee focused on business and professional education with a 68% acceptance rate.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 36.122934, -83.491709

### Summary

A private four-year university in Tennessee focused on business and professional education with a 68% acceptance rate.

### Description

Carson-Newman University is a private, not-for-profit four-year institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The university emphasizes professional and business education, serving a student body of approximately 2,735 undergraduates and graduate students with a curriculum centered on practical preparation for the workplace.

Tuition is $34,700 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $46,500 including room and board of $11,800. The university has an acceptance rate of 68%, meaning admissions are moderately selective. Enrollment and financial aid availability mean that many students pay less than the published tuition rate.

Carson-Newman admits students with modest standardized test profiles; the 75th percentile ACT Composite score is 25. The university works well for students seeking a regional, business-focused education and who value smaller institutional scale. Visit www.cn.edu/ for more information about admissions and academic programs.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 219,806
- **State**: TN
- **City**: Jefferson City
- **Address**: 1646 S Russell Ave
- **Zip Code**: 37760
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.cn.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Suburb
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $34,700
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $34,700
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $46,500
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $46,500
- **Room and Board**: $11,800
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 2,735
- **Acceptance Rate**: 68.3%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 570
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 560
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 25
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $75,538,937
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services