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Carson-Newman University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Tennessee

1646 S RUSSELL AVEJEFFERSON CITY, TN 37760

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$18,147

79%

2586

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.57

1062

Carson-Newman is a private, Christian university located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,566 undergraduate students. Admissions is somewhat competitive as the Carson-Newman acceptance rate is 79%. Popular majors include Liberal Arts and Humanities, Nursing, and Business. Graduating 57% of students, Carson-Newman alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $31,500.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Carson-Newman University is twenty-two percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Johnson University53.30%
Lincoln Memorial University49.60%
Maryville College56.10%
Tusculum College72.40%
Union College in Barbourville, KY54.70%