About ETSU Students

While ETSU's more than 11,000 students include individuals from over 65 countries, the majority of our student population comes from Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina, the heart of the Appalachian region. They have been steeped in the culture of the mountains and exhibit a strong work ethic and dedication to family. More than half of the students are the first in their families to attend college, and over 40 percent are 25 years of age or older, students who often attend classes while working and raising children.

Our students are active in campus and community affairs. Approximately 150 campus organizations provide opportunities for leadership and service: fraternities and sororities, pre-professional associations, religious and political groups, and honor societies. As active participants, our students display a concern for others. They serve communities by building homes through Habitat for Humanity or repairing trails for the park service. Many go even farther during Alternative Spring Break, traveling to locations such as New York or New Orleans to work with humanitarian efforts.

ETSU's emphasis on service-learning allows students to transfer lessons from the classroom to real-life situations. One such effort, the Cherokee Immersion Project, continued through the summer of 2001 as volunteering students camped on the reservation at Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. The People of Cherokee extended an invitation for students to assist with an archaeological dig for artifacts of sacred ground, with an erosion assessment project, and with the repair and creation of homes for the elderly population of the community.

Our students are a source of pride. They develop into quality scholars, leaders in the community, and citizens who enrich our region and the world.

It makes good sense both economically and academically to attend East Tennessee State University! This sentiment was just reinforced by Kaplan Inc., who teams each year with Newsweek to provide detailed information on more than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide.

ETSU is recognized by the Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog 2002 as a top university in the category "Schools that offer the best value for your tuition dollar."

The professional survey used telephone interviews from a random sample of school guidance counselors from U.S. public, private and Catholic high schools obtained from Dun & Bradstreet. In addition to statistical information, counselors were invited to share insights about colleges with which they were most familiar.

The College Catalog 2002, available wherever books are sold, does not accept paid advertising of any kind from the profiled schools. Kaplan Inc. is a "premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses," and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO).

It was a dream season for East Tennessee State basketball in 2000-01. The Bucs treated the Tri-Cities community to the most successful season in recent history, highlighted by their first-ever Southern Conference North Division Championship. ETSU finished the regular-season at 13-3 in SoCon action, the best mark of any conference member.

Prospective Students

"Spectrum" Student Handbook

Student Affairs Division

Student Affairs Central Office

Student Government Association

Student Health Services

Student Life & Leadership, Office of Student Organizations

Student Publications

Student Support Services