Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TNMain CampusSmall city suburb (population under 100,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $14,519
Students with federal loans: 52.4%
Students with Pell grants: 39.2%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $42,215
After 5 years: $47,783
Majors(64 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(65 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(52 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(30 graduates)
- Biology, General.(29 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(26 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(22 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(19 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(17 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(17 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(16 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(15 graduates)
- Human Services, General.(15 graduates)
- Mathematics.(14 graduates)
- Music.(13 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(12 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(10 graduates)
- Psychology, Other.(10 graduates)
- History.(8 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(7 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(7 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
- Physics.(5 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(5 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(4 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(4 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(4 graduates)
- Philosophy.(4 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(4 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(3 graduates)
- Chemistry.(3 graduates)
- Economics.(3 graduates)
- Sociology.(3 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(3 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(3 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(2 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(2 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(2 graduates)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(2 graduates)
- Computer Science.(1 graduates)
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(1 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(1 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(1 graduates)
- Journalism.
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
- Education, General.
- Engineering Physics.
- Engineering, Other.
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.
- Housing and Human Environments.
- Apparel and Textiles.
- English Language and Literature, General.
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
- Bible/Biblical Studies.
- Social Sciences, Other.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Business/Managerial Economics.
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
- International Business.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
- Marketing.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,374 students
Admission Rate: 68.3%
Retention Rate: 73.6%
Graduation Rate: 46.5%
Student Demographics
White (71.2%)
Hispanic (6.0%)
Black (10.6%)
Asian (0.9%)
Two or More (3.4%)
International (5.5%)
Gender Distribution
Men (49.1%)
Women (50.9%)