Headcounts and Directory Information
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State) is a public, four-years institute located in Nashville, TN. It has a total enrollment of 6,310 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 542 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Tennessee State. The average faculty salary is $79,675 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,505 employees work at Tennessee State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $66,590. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN |
| Phone Number | 615-963-5000 |
| Web | www.tnstate.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 374 Full-time / 168 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,290 Full-time / 215 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $79,675 |
| Staff Average Salary | $66,590 |
| Student Population | 6,310 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Tennessee State University, there are 1,505 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,290 full-time and 215 part-time staffs work at Tennessee State. By gender there are 636 male and 869 female employees.
Among them, 542 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 443 full-time and 169 part-time faculty. By gender there are 312 male and 300 female faculty teaching at Tennessee State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 1,505 | 636 | 869 | 1,290 | 538 | 752 | 215 | 98 | 117 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 612 | 312 | 300 | 443 | 234 | 209 | 169 | 78 | 91 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 38 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Management | 163 | 65 | 98 | 161 | 63 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 19 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 279 | 107 | 172 | 275 | 104 | 171 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Service | 96 | 50 | 46 | 85 | 45 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Sales and related | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 244 | 57 | 187 | 234 | 53 | 181 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |