
Coaching staff
- Brent BordenHead Cross Country Coach/Distance Assistant
- Sam CleekJumps Coach
- Whitney LeeAssistant Cross Country/Distance Assistant
Academics
Carson-Newman has an undergraduate population of 1774 students.
Language
English is the language of instruction at CNU.
Fields of study
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- Art
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Business
- Chemistry
- Child & Family Studies
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Education
- English Exercise Science
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Fashion Merchandising & Design
- Film
- Food, Nutrition & Dietetics
- Foreign Languages
- History
- Human Exceptionalities
- Human Services
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interior Design
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Theatre
- Youth Athletics & Recreation
- Pre-Professional Programs
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Online
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) - Online
- Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership (BSOL) - Online
Admissions and graduation
- Acceptance rate, fall 2024
- 91%
- ACT middle 50%, fall 2024
- 19–25
- SAT reading middle 50%, fall 2024
- 500–645
- SAT math middle 50%, fall 2024
- 455–570
- Graduated within six years
- 53%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2018. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2024–25
- In-state and out-of-state
- $34,700 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $34,700 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2023–24
- $49,024 USD
- Average net price, 2023–24
- $20,251 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $16,672 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $16,446 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $17,313 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $21,209 USD
- Over $110,000
- $28,621 USD





