| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Mid-size City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Governors |
Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
The school was founded after the former Southwestern Presbyterian College (now Rhodes College) moved to Memphis in 1925, leaving its former campus in Clarksville unoccupied. In 1929, area civic and political leaders encouraged the state of Tennessee to purchase the facility and operate it as a public normal school for the training of schoolteachers. This was done, and the institution was renamed in honor of former governor Austin Peay who had died in office in 1927, which many attributed at least in part to stress due to his battles with the state legislature over education issues.
The school thus began with the formal name of Austin Peay State Normal School for Rural White Teachers. Racial desegregation, among other factors, led to a name change to Austin Peay State College, and the institution was granted university status in 1967. The school grew greatly in the late 1940s and 1950s, largely due to veterans attending under the G. I. Bill of Rights, which gave the school a large number of male students for the first time, school teaching at the time of the school's founding having been a largely-female occupation. At the same time, several fields of study in areas beyond education were introduced into the curriculum. Much of the recent growth of the school has been in conjunction with programs conducted in conjunction with the United States Army at nearby Fort Campbell.
The site of Austin Peay State University has also been the site of Clarksville's first educational institutions, Rural Academy (1806-1810) and Mount Pleasant Academy (1811-1824). Later, Clarksville Academy (1825-1848), Masonic College, (1849-1850), Montgomery County Masonic College, (1851-1854), and Stewart College (1855-1874) would occupy this area until the arrival of Southwestern Presbyterian University (1875-1925).
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 19% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Pioneer Football League) Basketball (Ohio Valley Conference) Baseball (Ohio Valley Conference) Track (Ohio Valley Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 4,635 | $ 13,947 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,678 | $ 12,990 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 957 | $ 957 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,707 | 41% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,786 | 14% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 2,886 | 20% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,320 | 51% | |
Any Aid: |
82% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 92% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 6% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 498, Math: 470 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 590, Math: 553 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 69% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 19, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 24, Math: 23 |
| Application Fee: | $ 15.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Pariculary the history department and psychology.
17 months ago
Best Answer
Yes, they are.
I have a Bachelors Degree (History) from Austin Peay and some of my professors were extremely knowlegable about the subjects they covered.
Most departments are set up in that manner, where different professors specialize in a certain area within a field and then teach upper level courses in that area.
As far as pyschology, I only took a few basic introductory level courses, but found them very interesting.
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Should I go to Austin Peay State University or Western Kentucky U. I like both and have researched?
Just want some opinions.
I am studying history and they both will accept me as an in state resident. Because I live on the kentucky tennessee line.
17 months ago
Best Answer
Austin Peay - party school, good academics in business and liberal arts.
WKU - good all around school.
You did not mention your major. This will make a difference.
Go to AP if you want to coast for a few years and get the college party life out of your system.
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