Tennessee State University
Former names | Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes (1912–1925) Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College (1925–1927) Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College (1927–1968) |
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| Motto | Think. Work. Serve |
| Type | Public, historically black land-grant university |
| Established | June 19, 1912 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | $91.1 million (2021) |
| President | Dwayne Tucker (interim) |
| Provost | Robbie K. Melton (interim) |
Academic staff | 443 full-time & 169 part-time |
| Students | 8,198 (fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 6,765 (fall 2023) |
| Location | , , United States 36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°W |
| Campus | Large city, 903 acres (365 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Tigers and Lady Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – OVC |
| Website | www |
Tennessee State University Historic District | |
| Location | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Architect | Marr & Holman, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000677 |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1996 |
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor's degrees, 23 master's degrees, and eight doctoral degrees. It is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".