Institutional Research

Tennessee State University visual analytic dashboards are a collection of interactive, visual tools that give administrators, faculty and staff expanded access to detailed university data on selected core measures. This dashboard tool reflects the University’s commitment to:

— Improving data access and transparency
— Tracking progress toward goals
— Making data-informed decisions
— Demonstrating campus productivity and impact
— Providing detailed customized views of data over time.

Dashboards are available to TSU faculty and staff on campus or VPN only  (login required).

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The Tennessee State University Fact Book is an annual publication of the Office of Institutional Research. The Fact Book is a collection of information which is designed to assist administrators, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders with statistical references about the institution.

Unless otherwise noted, the data collected and reported through the Fact Book are considered the official data for the University.

Every effort has been made to include within this publication the data most often requested. Your comments and suggestions will be appreciated as the Office of Institutional Research attempts to produce a collection that meets the needs of the University community.

Please direct comments and suggestions to the Institutional Research Office.

For more detailed data, data otherwise unavailable on the Quick Facts or Fact Book, and for all other data requests, please submit an official data request via the Institutional Research website and complete the “Submit Data Request” form.

Versions

2025-2026

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers.

CDS 2023-2024

CDS 2024-2025

CDS 2025-2026

The Quick Facts report is a collection of data graphics, counts, and percentages for the current Fall semester; including some comparison data from the previous Fall semester based on official census data. Data elements include enrollment, demographics, degrees, retention, and graduation rates.

For more detailed data, data otherwise unavailable on the Quick Facts or Fact Book, and for all other data requests, please submit an official data request via the Institutional Research website and complete the “Submit Data Request” form.

Fall 2025

Fall 2024

Fall 2023

Fall 2022

Fall 2021

Fall 2020

Fall 2019

Fall 2018

Fall 2017

Fall 2016

Fall 2015

Fall 2014

Fall 2013

The Student Achievement Measure (SAM) is designed to offer a more complete picture of student progress and completion in higher education. It addresses the limitations of traditional metrics that often underreport student achievement due to the increasing mobility of students across institutions and state boundaries. SAM tracks students who transfer between colleges and universities, allowing for a more accurate assessment of their educational journeys.  SAM is supported by six sponsoring associations including the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The American Council on Education (ACE), and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Fall 2018 Cohort

Fall 2019 Cohort

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) assesses key aspects of first year and senior students’ undergraduate experience, including students’ engagement in educational practices that have been shown to be linked with learning and student success. The NSSEE is an industry leader in assessing university student engagement in academics and co-curricular activities. The NSSE was developed and is administered by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research .

For the 2025 NSSE , 16% of first-year and 15% of senior TSU campus students responded to the survey from February through May 2025.

About the FSSE

The Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)  (“fessie”) was designed as a complement to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which is completed by undergraduate students. FSSE seeks to determine faculty perceptions of student engagement: “FSSE is designed to measure instructional staff expectations for student engagement in educational practices that are empirically linked with high levels of learning and development.”

After FSSE closes, the survey results are compared to NSSE results to offer insights about how closely aligned faculty and students are in terms of their impressions of student engagement and experience.

FSSE is facilitated by the University of Indiana. It is run every three years at Tennessee State University.

Versions

FSSE 2024

Tennessee State University Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Reports

IPEDS reports are mandated by the National Center for Education Statistics under common sets of definitions and standards used by all universities and colleges in the United States. Data we report to the U.S. Department of Education is available via the IPEDS Data Center or IPEDS College Navigator.