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 9,218 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 14 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 484 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Tennessee State. The average faculty salary is $74,888 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 1,363 employees work at Tennessee State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $60,406. 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 | 14 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 366 Full-time / 118 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 1,129 Full-time / 234 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $74,888 |
| Staff Average Salary | $60,406 |
| Student Population | 9,218 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Tennessee State University, there are 1,431 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 1,227 full-time and 204 part-time staffs work at Tennessee State. By gender there are 640 male and 791 female employees.
Among them, 484 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 427 full-time and 169 part-time faculties. By gender there are 308 male and 288 female faculties teaching at Tennessee State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 1,431 | 640 | 791 | 1,227 | 544 | 683 | 204 | 96 | 108 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 596 | 308 | 288 | 427 | 229 | 198 | 169 | 79 | 90 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Management | 134 | 58 | 76 | 132 | 56 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 281 | 111 | 170 | 273 | 106 | 167 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 18 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Service | 83 | 53 | 30 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Sales and related | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 221 | 44 | 177 | 209 | 40 | 169 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 31 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |