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# Tennessee Technological University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Tennessee Technological University?

Tennessee Technological University’s reported acceptance rate is 76.1%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
76.1%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Tennessee Technological University admitted 76.1% of applicants in the reported entering class, a rate that describes that pool's admission outcome rather than an individual applicant's prospects. The rate is below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The admission figure is useful context, but it cannot forecast a particular decision.

## What SAT and ACT scores do enrolled Tennessee Technological University students report?

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported ACT scores for enrolled first-year students who submitted them. The middle half scored from 21 to 27, with a median of 24.

For enrolled students who submitted the SAT, the middle half scored from 1040 to 1270, and the median was 1160. These ranges reflect enrolled score submitters, not admission cutoffs.

Among enrolled first-year students who reported a class rank, 88% finished in the top half of their high-school class. Applicants can compare their own scores with the university's 1040 to 1270 SAT range, keeping in mind that it describes recent enrolled submitters.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Tennessee Technological University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

SAT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
1040

**Median**
1160

**75th percentile**
1270

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

ACT: reported composite scores

**25th percentile**
21

**Median**
24

**75th percentile**
27

CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Source: Tennessee Technological University Common Data Set 2025-26, C9 · Enrolled first-time, first-year score submitters.

## Who enrolls at Tennessee Technological University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
30.9%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
22.9%

**First-year retention**
78.2%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Federal enrollment figures show a public university with a substantial Pell Grant presence and a notable transfer pathway. 30.9% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 22.9% enter as transfers or part-time students; undergraduate enrollment is 8,698.

This mix includes people beginning at the university alongside those continuing coursework from elsewhere, without indicating admission priorities. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 1,669 degree-seeking transfer applicants, 1,164 admitted, and 561 enrolled.

For full-time bachelor’s-seeking entrants, Tennessee Technological University shows stronger persistence and completion than its comparable-institution benchmarks. 78.2% of the first-year cohort returns for a second year, compared with a peer median of 73.7% among institutions in the same type and size.

The first-time, full-time cohort has a 57.7% [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/); the corresponding peer median is 49.1%. Pell recipients in that cohort have a 56.1% six-year completion rate, below the overall rate by 1.6 percentage points.

Enrolled students can expect institutional persistence and completion measures above the comparable-institution middle values, with Pell recipients’ completion rate slightly lower than the overall cohort’s.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).