Founded in 1911, East Tennessee State University offers affordable, high-quality education to 14,500 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, including international students from 64 countries. It has programs across 11 schools and colleges.

The university challenges students to achieve more through its dynamic curriculum and research opportunities. Students learn not just in classrooms, but in field sites, clinics, research labs, archives, studios and others. Faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students reach their full potential during their studies.

East Tennessee State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, education specialist and doctoral degrees.

At a glance

• The Masters in Accountancy (MAcc) program has a 100% job placement rate
• The only university in the U.S to be accredited by the prestigious Digital Marketing Institute
• #1 Doctor in Nurse Practitioner program in the U.S
• Top Clinical Psychology doctoral program in the U.S
• #1 Digital Media Program in Tennessee for animation and game design
• Top 20 in the U.S for professional school placement for the Medical Professions Advisement Program
• Graduate assistantships available
• Offers more than USD 2,000,000 in scholarships to international students each year
• AACSB accredited, which means ETSU belongs in the top 5% of all business schools in the world
• Faculty and students have been nominated for 14 Grammys over the last two years
• Inbound international students are paired with a host family in the community. Host families pick their students up from the airport and house them for two nights
• Students will be paired with a volunteer student “buddy” who helps them during their first month at ETSU.