1301 E. Main Street, CAB Room 205
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1911
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 20,389
Geographical Setting: Urban
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: July 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $2,258 in-state, 7,149 out-of-state
Room/Board: $3,722
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 60%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 80%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Firms that hire our graduates: State of Tennessee, St. Thomas and Baptist Hospitals; Bedford County School System; Vanderbilt University; Dell Computer, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, National Health Care Corporation, Walgreens.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 748,888
Number of current serial subscriptions: 4,144
Number of microforms: 1,301,582
Number of audiovisuals: N/A
Number of ebooks: 143,104
Other library facilities: The Albert Gore, Sr. Center. The papers from the late Albert Gore, Sr. Senator D-Tennessee (father of vice president Al Gore).
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Center of Excellence for Popular Music. Contains the largest collection of music collections and broadsides in the country. Over 3,300 19th century song broadsides (broadsides were newspapers of their day chronicling American politics, religion, music, gossip, etc.) A demonstration may be viewed at http://popmusic.mtsu.edu/dbtw-wpd/testbase/broadsides.htm Center of Excellence for Historic Preservation. The first Historic Preservation program at a U.S. university. After 37 years the program, which was unique when it began at MTSU in 1973, is a leader among the more than 50 such programs across the country.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,300
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 700
Classrooms: 700
Labs: 2,000
Other areas: 250
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 15%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 8%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 15%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 15%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (28%), women’s dorms (23%), men’s dorms (23%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (2%), apartment for single students (20%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 55%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 42%
Other: 2%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 22
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 77%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 750 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Nashville (30), Murfreesboro (5)
Nearest train station: Nashville (30)
Nearest bus station: Murfreesboro (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 8%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,400
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Tennessee State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Native American Pow wow, Up Till Dawn, NPHC Step Show, Blade and gold, Fight Song Competition