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Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4675
Clarksville, TN 37044

Official telephone: (931) 221-7011
Toll-free telephone: (877) 861-APSU
Website: www.apsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 9,184
Full-time undergraduates: 6,751
Part-time undergraduates: 2,433
Total graduate students: 915
Full-time graduate students: 255
Part-time graduate students: 660
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 11%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
22.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Nonresident Alien
2.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
63.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 210 acres
City or town school is located in: Clarksville, TN
Population of city/town: 146,802
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses on Fort Campbell Army Base and Springfield, TN.
Nearest major city: Nashville, TN
Distance of nearest major city: 51 miles
Population of nearest major city: 6,600,299
Online campus map: www.apsu.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (62%)
  • women's dorms (11%)
  • men's dorms (5%)
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments (16%)
  • married-student apartments (6%)
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 49%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 16%
Percent of students who live off campus: 84%
Students required to live on campus: All full-time freshmen under age 21 must live on campus unless living with parents or legal guardians.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1062
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Tennessee archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, marriage counseling.
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 11
Percent of men who join fraternities: 8%
Number of social sororities on campus: 9
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 9%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The All State, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 158
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Every Nation Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Newman Club, Wesley Foundation
Minority student organizations:
African-American Student Association, NAACP, Student Minority Affairs
International student organizations:
International Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Art League, Gay/Straight Alliance, Veterans Organization, College Democrats, College Republicans, Room in the Inn, Student Athlete Advisory Council, Student Organization to Advance Renewable Energy

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ryan Ivey,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Cheryl Holt,
Assistant Athletics Director/SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics,
Athletic Department,
Austin Peay State University,
P.O. Box 4515,
Clarksville
Athletics homepage: www.apsu.edu/projects/
webcams
School colors: red and white
School mascot: The Governors
Athletic conference memberships: Ohio Valley Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
field, softball field, football stadium, gymnasium; fitness/recreation and tennis centers
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, billiards, corn hole, dodgeball, flag football, racquetball, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball
Club sports for men:
basketball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, tennis
Club sports for women:
basketball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, tennis

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Nashville, TN (57 miles)
Nearest other airport: Nashville, TN (57 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Clarksville, TN (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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