The University of Tennessee Southern

The University of Tennessee Southern is a public college in Pulaski, TN. Its average net price is $6,690 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$6,773
$30,001 to $48,000$5,981
$48,001 to $75,000$6,827
$75,001 to $110,000$7,152
$110,001 and up$7,040
$11,264Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$11,264Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$6,690Average Net Price
$10,331Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$4,595Other Expenses
38.1%Students on Pell Grants
24.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

86.7%Acceptance Rate
435 to 555SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 555SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$39,923
8 years after entry$43,672
10 years after entry$46,623
31.8%Graduation Rate
77.2%Retention Rate
$18,125Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Pulaski, TNLocation
Distant townSetting
864Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$37,286 Small program - rough guide n=36$15,079 Small program - rough guide n=34
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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