East Tennessee State University

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School Location

807 University Pky
Johnson City, TN 37614-0000

General information

(423) 439-1000

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificates, Doctor's degrees, Specialist Degrees
Carnegie classification:	Doctoral/Research Universities
Number of students:	13,119 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 15

About this School

East Tennessee State University (abbreviated ETSU) was founded on October 21911. It is an accredited American university located in Johnson City, Tennessee and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. ETSU has small off-campus centers in nearby Kingsport, Bristol, and Greeneville Tennessee. ETSU began as a normal school to educate teachers and was subsequently expanded into a college with a large range of liberal arts offerings. East Tennessee State formally became a college in 1925 when it became East Tennessee State Teachers College. In 1943, the school became known as East Tennessee State College before if officially became a university in 1963. Graduate programs include a fully accredited medical school, the Quillen College of Medicine, named in honor of U.S. Congressman James H. Quillen who successfully fought for its creation in the 1970s. In 2005 a College of Pharmacy was approved which will further augment the medical specialties at ETSU. Classes in the ETSU College of Pharmacy will begin in January [[2007]. Students commonly refer to the school as "Pride U," a nickname taken from the ETSU Foundation's annual "ETSU Pride" fund-raising campaign. The nickname was used repeatedly by the East Tennessean, the campus paper, in the late 1990s and remains part of the campus discourse. ETSU has been increasingly noted for its Appalachian Studies programs and features a nationally acclaimed and accredited program in Bluegrass and Country Music. Recording star Kenny Chesney, 2004 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, graduated from the school, but holds a degree from the Mass Communications program. Another notable ETSU attendee is Timothy Busfield, known for his Emmy Award-winning role on the popular 1980s TV series thirtysomething. Busfield attended ETSU for a short while, but did not graduate. He starred in a series of advertisements for the school in the late 1980s. Athletic teams, nicknamed the Buccaneers, compete in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference. The 2005 move from the Southern Conference was an indirect result of ETSU's decision to drop football after the 2003 season. This left the campus' largest building, the "Mini Dome", an indoor arena which had previously been one of the few on-campus indoor venues for college football in the U.S., deprived of what was its originally-designed primary function, although the building remains ready to host (and frequently does) other events, including many which could not be housed in an indoor setting on most college campuses.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 5,201	$ 4,887	$ 4,637
Out of State	$ 16,093	$ 15,163	$ 14,331
Books and Supplies	$ 1,030	$ 1,008	$ 976
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 5,322	$ 5,166	$ 5,246
Other Expenses	$ 6,603	$ 5,868	$ 5,691
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 8,118	$ 8,015	$ 8,126
Other Expenses	$ 6,603	$ 5,868	$ 5,751
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 6,603	$ 5,868	$ 5,691

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	53%	$ 2,972
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	53%	$ 3,792
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	22%	$ 3,183
Loans to students	42%	$ 2,932

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