Carson-Newman University

Jefferson City, TNMain CampusSmall city suburb (population under 100,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $34,700

Total Cost of Attendance: $46,345

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)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(65 graduates)
  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(52 graduates)
  3. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(30 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(29 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(26 graduates)
  6. Special Education and Teaching.(22 graduates)
  7. Accounting and Related Services.(19 graduates)
  8. Communication and Media Studies.(17 graduates)
  9. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(17 graduates)
  10. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(16 graduates)
  11. Religion/Religious Studies.(15 graduates)
  12. Human Services, General.(15 graduates)
  13. Mathematics.(14 graduates)
  14. Music.(13 graduates)
  15. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(12 graduates)
  16. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(10 graduates)
  17. Psychology, Other.(10 graduates)
  18. History.(8 graduates)
  19. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(7 graduates)
  20. Political Science and Government.(7 graduates)
  21. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
  22. Physics.(5 graduates)
  23. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(5 graduates)
  24. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(4 graduates)
  25. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(4 graduates)
  26. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(4 graduates)
  27. Philosophy.(4 graduates)
  28. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(4 graduates)
  29. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(3 graduates)
  30. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  31. Economics.(3 graduates)
  32. Sociology.(3 graduates)
  33. Design and Applied Arts.(3 graduates)
  34. Finance and Financial Management Services.(3 graduates)
  35. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(2 graduates)
  36. Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(2 graduates)
  37. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(2 graduates)
  38. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(2 graduates)
  39. Computer Science.(1 graduates)
  40. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  41. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
  42. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(1 graduates)
  43. Fine and Studio Arts.(1 graduates)
  44. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(1 graduates)
  45. Journalism.
  46. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
  47. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  48. Education, General.
  49. Engineering Physics.
  50. Engineering, Other.
  51. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.
  52. Housing and Human Environments.
  53. Apparel and Textiles.
  54. English Language and Literature, General.
  55. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
  56. Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other.
  57. Bible/Biblical Studies.
  58. Social Sciences, Other.
  59. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
  60. Business/Managerial Economics.
  61. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
  62. International Business.
  63. Management Information Systems and Services.
  64. 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%)

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