Introduction
MTSU AT A GLANCE Founded September 11, 1911, at the geographic center of the state of Tennessee, MTSU is proud of its more than 100-year commitment to academic excellence and student success. • MTSU, which began as a teacher training institution, today is a major comprehensive university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The University is composed of eight undergraduate colleges, which include 37 departments/schools and offer more than 140 majors/degrees. It houses a wide variety of nationally recognized academic degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral levels. The College of Graduate Studies offers over 100 areas of study including nine doctoral programs. • MTSU boasts a student enrollment of approximately 23,000 students, as well as nearly 1,000 full-time faculty members and almost 3,000 full- and part-time employees. Located on approximately 550 acres (which includes agricultural campuses and an aviation campus), MTSU is essentially the equivalent of a midsize city. • MTSU is the No. 1 choice of undergraduates, veterans, adult learners (ages 25 and over), Pell Grant aid-eligible students, first-generation students, and transfer students in Tennessee. MTSU remains the No. 1 choice for summer school students. • MTSU is located in Murfreesboro, the 10th fastest-growing city in the United States according to Governing.com. Murfreesboro
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MTSU is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
is located just 30 miles from Nashville, a city recently ranked in the top 10 in the nation on Forbes magazine’s list of “best places for businesses and careers.” • The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA ranks No. 8 in the nation for over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment for large metropolitan areas, according to the latest ranking from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. • MTSU is among the largest employers in the Nashville metropolitan statistical area and has an estimated regional economic impact hovering around $1 billion annually.