Clarksville, Tennessee · Public · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Austin Peay State University is a public four-year institution based in Clarksville, Tennessee. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 10,439 students in fall 2024, including 8,926 undergraduates and 1,513 graduate students.
Austin Peay State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Educational Leadership and Administration, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 2,890 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
10,439
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
2,890
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
General StudiesAssociateBachelorMasterOnline option773 graduates
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
34%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,363
Associate degrees
778
Master's degrees
630
Doctoral degrees (research)
14
Certificates under 1 year
6
Postbaccalaureate certificates
99
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,439
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,926
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,513
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,827
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,671
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,156
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
19
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
President
Mike Licari
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization