ETSU Facts & History
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What's In A Name?
By any other name, it is still ETSU:
- 1911 East Tennessee State Normal School
- 1925 East Tennessee State Teachers College
- 1930 State Teachers College, Johnson City
- 1943 East Tennessee State College
- 1963 East Tennessee State University
| Founded | 1911 (as East Tennessee State Normal School) |
| Students | Over 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students |
| Location | Main Campus: Johnson City (population 61,990), in the northeastern tip of the state bordered by Virginia and North Carolina |
| Colleges and Schools | Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education College of Arts and Sciences College of Business and Technology College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences College of Nursing College of Public Health Honors College James H. Quillen College of Medicine School of Continuing Studies School of Graduate Studies |
| Facilities Include | Center for Academic Achievement (fall 2010) ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center Governors and Centennial residence halls Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center State-of-the-art Charles C. Sherrod Library Warren-Greene Golf Center Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity |
| Athletics | 17 sports Atlantic Sun Conference, NCAA Division I |
| Team Name | Buccaneers |
| School Colors | Navy Blue and Old Gold |
