Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Middle Tennessee State University is a public four-year institution based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 20,488 students in fall 2024, including 18,042 undergraduates and 2,446 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Middle Tennessee State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 112 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, and Psychology, General. It awarded 4,539 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 33 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
20,488
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
4,539
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
112
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 112
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
3,605
Master's degrees
766
Doctoral degrees (research)
70
Certificates under 1 year
15
Postbaccalaureate certificates
31
Post-master's certificates
52
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,488
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18,042
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,446
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,761
Undergraduates, 2024-25
20,700
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,061
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
33
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference USA
President
Dr. Sidney A. McPhee
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization