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Tennessee Technological University

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

79.1%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$35

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Tennessee Tech during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 6,412 3,241 3,171
Admitted students 5,075 2,563 2,512
Enrolled students 1,661 903 758
Acceptance rate 79% 79% 79%
Yield rate 33% 35% 30%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Tennessee Tech received a total of 6,412 applications. These applications included 3,241 male applicants and 3,171 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 6,412 applicants, Tennessee Tech admitted 5,075 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,563 males and 2,512 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,661 students chose to enroll at Tennessee Tech. This means that 1,661 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 903 were male and 758 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Tennessee Tech had an overall acceptance rate of 79% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 79% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 79%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Tennessee Tech had an overall yield rate of 33% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 35%, and for female admitted students, it was 30%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Tennessee Tech over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 5,786 3,033 2,753 3,953 2,122 1,831 68% 70% 66% 1,589 896 693 40% 42% 38%
2016 5,940 3,113 2,827 3,992 2,130 1,862 67% 68% 66% 1,608 892 716 40% 42% 38%
2017 7,143 3,728 3,415 4,600 2,504 2,096 64% 67% 61% 1,761 1,014 747 38% 40% 36%
2018 6,913 3,515 3,398 5,237 2,725 2,512 76% 78% 74% 1,890 1,030 860 36% 38% 34%
2019 6,621 3,324 3,297 5,232 2,693 2,539 79% 81% 77% 1,705 905 800 33% 34% 32%
2020 6,781 3,386 3,395 5,400 2,684 2,716 80% 79% 80% 1,720 934 786 32% 35% 29%
2021 6,412 3,241 3,171 5,075 2,563 2,512 79% 79% 79% 1,661 903 758 33% 35% 30%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Tennessee Technological University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Tennessee Technological University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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