East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University(ETSU) is a public university in Johnson City, Tennessee. The faculty is governed by an institutional Board of Trustees. It is the fourth-largest university in the state and has off-campus centers in nearby Kingsport and Elizabethton. ETSU is often ranked as one of the top schools in the United States for rural medicine and primary care education; the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, and the recently formed College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences.

The University was founded in1911 as East Tennessee State Normal School to educate teachers, then it officially became a college in 1925 and changed its name to East Tennessee State Teachers College. The college became East Tennessee State University in 1963, adopting the name it holds today. The college provides a scholarly and creative activity that enhances the teaching and learning environment and benefits the regional, national, and global communities served.

• University has more than 14,000 undergraduate, graduate students on the university’s campuses.

• University provides scholarships on the basis of student’s academic achievements, proven leadership, and extracurricular activities.

• The acceptance rate of the university is 87%.

• The student to faculty ratio is 16:1.

• University offers an online bachelor’s degree as well as master’s degree programs. 

• Based on the U.S. News data, it’s quite easy to get into the university, for fall 2018  for every 100 applicants, 87 are admitted. 

• Nursing, Liberal arts general studies, Health and Physical education, General Psychology, and Criminal justice and creations are the most popular majors in the university.