School Description

Provided by Fisk University

The mission of Fisk is to provide a liberal arts education of the highest quality. The ultimate goal is to prepare students to be skilled, resourceful, and imaginative leaders who will address effectively the challenges of life in a technological society, a pluralistic nation, and a multicultural world.

Fisk University

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Fisk University is a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Among many other notable firsts, in 1952 Fisk University was the first historically black college or university to earn a Phi Beta Kappa Charter.

On March 12th, 2008, Nashville's Metro Council passed a resolution declaring March 19th Fisk University Day.

History

Fisk was established by John Ogden, Reverend Erastus Milo Cravath and Reverend Edward P. Smith and named in honor of General Clinton B. Fisk of the Tennessee Freedmen's Bureau. Fisk opened to classes on January 9, 1866. Fisk heralded its first African-American president with the arrival of Charles Spurgeon Johnson in 1947. Johnson was a premier sociologist, a scholar who had been the editor of Opportunity magazine, a noted periodical of the Harlem Renaissance. Fisk University is directed by its 14th president, the Honorable Hazel O'Leary, former Secretary of Energy under President William Jefferson Clinton. She is the second female president of the university.

Campus

Campus images

Fisk Jubilee Singers and Jubilee Hall

Fisk University features the world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers. They started as a group of students who traveled to earn enough money to save the school and to raise funds to build the first permanent structure in the country built for the education of newly freed slaves. They succeeded and funded construction of the renowned Jubilee Hall. Recently restored, it is the oldest and most distinctive structure of Victorian architecture on the 40-acre (160,000 m²) Fisk campus.

Music, art, and literature collections

Fisk University is also the home of a music literature collection founded by the noted Harlem Renaissance figure Carl van Vechten, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

< Collapse

Read the full entry on Wikipedia

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Bulldogs

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
858
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
> More Students & Campus Life

Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 12,480
Students Receiving Aid:
93%
> More Expenses & Financial Aid

Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Selective
> More Admissions

Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 74%
Men 26%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American 97%
Other 3%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Caucasian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 72%
In-State 28%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Tennessee 28%
Illinois 12%
California 12%
Texas 5%
Ohio 5%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 97%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Division III Independents)
Baseball (Division III Independents)
Track (Division III Independents)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 12,480    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 700    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,582 57%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,552 5%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 6,996 54%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,574 67%  
Any Aid:
  93%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 80% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 47%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 430, Math: 420
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 560, Math: 540
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 73%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 18, Verbal: 18, Math: 16
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 22, Verbal: 23, Math: 21

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Photos

  • A class circa 1900
    A class circa 1900 [source]
  • University Founder Clinton B. Fisk
    University Founder Clinton B. Fisk [source]
Tell This School You're Interested!
Why is this important?