East Tennessee State University Trade Programs

Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, East Tennessee State University is a public institution. The location of ETSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is East Tennessee State University?

Contact details for ETSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1276 Gilbreath Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone:	423-439-1000
Website:	www.etsu.edu

Can I Afford ETSU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time ETSU students paid $307 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $434 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,486	$10,788
Fees	$1,952	$1,952
Books and Supplies	$1,350	$1,350
On Campus Room and Board	$9,613	$9,613
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,360	$6,360

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ETSU, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,702 a year. That adds up to $30,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

East Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,316 undergraduate students at ETSU, with 8,396 being full-time and 1,920 being part-time.

There are also 2,987 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,396 full-time undergraduates at ETSU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Tennessee State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	143
Black or African American	546
Hispanic or Latino	341
White	6,395
International Students	128
Other Races/Ethnicities	843

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at East Tennessee State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at ETSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at East Tennessee State University

In 2020-2021, 8,178 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at ETSU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of ETSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Tennessee State University was 14.6%. This is the #1,069 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at ETSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Boboskaditdatin under License

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