Middle Tennessee State
 |
|
|
Former names
|
Middle Tennessee State Normal School, Middle Tennessee State Teachers College, Middle Tennessee State College |
|---|---|
| Motto | Agriculture and Commerce |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | September 11, 1911 |
| Endowment | $58.9 million (2011) |
| President | Sidney A. McPhee |
|
Academic staff
|
900 |
| Students | 22,729 (Fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 20,262 (Fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 2,467 (Fall 2014) |
| Location |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States 35°50′56″N 86°21′54″W / 35.849°N 86.365°WCoordinates: 35°50′56″N 86°21′54″W / 35.849°N 86.365°W |
| Campus | Suburban; 500 acres (2.0 km2) |
| Colors | Royal blue & White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – Conference USA |
| Sports | 15 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Blue Raiders |
| Mascot | Lightning |
| Affiliations |
APLU ORAU |
| Website | www |
 |
|
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes | 607 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 205–270 |
| Washington Monthly | 126 |
Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU or MT, is a comprehensive coeducational public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university is composed of eight undergraduate colleges as well as a college of graduate studies, together offering more than 80 majors/degree programs through more than 35 departments. MTSU is most prominently known for its Recording Industry, Aerospace, Music and Concrete Industry Management programs. The university has partnered in research endeavors with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the United States Army, and the United States Marine Corps. In 2009, Middle Tennessee State University was ranked among the nation's top 100 public universities by Forbes magazine.
MTSU is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. MTSU athletics programs compete intercollegiately in Conference USA. The university's president is Sidney A. McPhee.
One of the earliest calls for a normal school occurred in 1855 when a Wilson County, Tennessee, politician wanted to build a normal school in Lebanon, Tennessee. Education efforts collapsed shortly with the breakout of the American Civil War. Later, state superintendents and teachers traveled around the state giving speeches about the dire need of teacher preparation. In 1909, the Tennessee General Assembly moved "to provide for the improvement of the system of Public Education of the State of Tennessee, that is to say, to establish a General Education Fund." The major thrust of this "improvement" embodied in the legislative act that was to become known as the General Education Bill of 1909 was the establishment of three normals or teacher-training institutions. Following the intent of the act that one was to be located in each of the grand divisions of the state, the State Board of Education assigned the middle Tennessee institution to Murfreesboro.
...
Wikipedia