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Tennessee State University
Carnegie Class: Doctoral/Research Intensive
Established: 1912
Size: 500 acres
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Highest Degree Offered: Doctorate
Popular Majors: Business Administration, Biology, Nursing, Psychology
Fall 2008 Enrollment: 8,254 (6,431 undergraduate students; 1,823 graduate students)
Faculty: 450 full-time instructional faculty; 155 adjunct faculty
Student Origins: 43 states and 40 countries
Student Ethnic Diversity: 74% Black; 22% White; 4% Other
Average Class Size: 19
(Source: Tennessee State University 2008 Frozen File, Department of Effectiveness, Quality & Assessment)

TSU Administration
President: Melvin N. Johnson 
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs: Kathleen McEnerney  
Vice President for Business Affairs & Finance: Cynthia Brooks
Interim Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs: Maria Thompson 
Vice President for Student Affairs: Michael A. Freeman
Vice President for Technology & Administration: Dennis Gendron
Vice President for University Relations & Development: Shereitte C. Stokes, III 

TSU College & School Deans
College of Arts & Sciences: Gloria Johnson (interim) 
College of Business: Tilden Curry
College of Education: Peter Millet
College of Engineering, Technology, & Computer Science: Lonnie Sharpe (interim) 
College of Health Sciences: Rosemary Theriot
School of Agriculture & Consumer Science: Chandra Reddy
School of Nursing: Bernardeen Fleming (interim)