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Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Trevecca Nazarene University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Nashville, Tennessee. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,195, made up of 1,903 undergraduates and 1,292 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of the Nazarene.

Trevecca Nazarene University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 99 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Educational Administration and Supervision, Other, and Psychology, General. It awarded 964 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Mission

Trevecca Nazarene University is a Christian community providing education for leadership and service.

Mission statement as reported by Trevecca Nazarene University

Key figures

3,195
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
964
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
99
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 99

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 10
Education 21
Health Professions 8
Psychology 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 8
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 7
Library Science 1
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 5
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Engineering 3
Physical Sciences 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
427
Associate degrees
24
Master's degrees
351
Doctoral degrees (research)
141
Post-master's certificates
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,195
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,903
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,292
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,866
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,092
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,774
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Church of the Nazarene
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Gulf South Conference
President
Dan Boone
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, 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

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