Tennessee’s largest public University

http://www.mtsu.edu/

Where we are

State of Tennessee

Major Facts about the StateTennessee was the 16th state in the USA; it became a state on June 1,

1796.State Abbreviation - TN

State Capital - NashvilleLargest City - MemphisArea - 42,146 square miles [Tennessee is the 36th biggest state in the USA]Population - 6,214,888 [Tennessee is the 17th most populous state in the USA]Name for Residents - TennesseansMajor Industries - mining (coal), electrical power, enriched uranium production, music, automobile manufacturing, farming (tobacco, cattle, soybeans, cotton), walking horses, tourism

Major corporations with headquarters in Tennessee include FedEx Corporation; Eastman Chemical Company, based in Kingsport, the North American headquarters of Nissan, based in Franklin; and the head-quarters of Caterpillar Financial (the finance division of the well known mining company Caterpillar) based in Nashville. Tennessee is also the location of a new manufacturing facility owned by Volkswagen, based in Chattanooga.

Major Products From Tennessee

Higher Education in Tennessee

• Higher Education in the State• Major Public and Private Universities• Educations as a Vehicle of Sustainable

Economic Development in the State• Major Education Initiatives in the State

Murfreesboro

• Murfreesboro is the county seat of Rutherford county

• The population 102, 000 one of the fastest growing city in the country.

• Music, Arts, Museums and Shopping

Major Facts about MTSU• Brief History• Founded in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training. • Became State Teachers College in 1925 and Bachelor of Science degree

was offered. • In 1936, Bachelor of Arts was added. • Became State College in 1943. Graduate school added in 1951. Advanced

to university status in 1965. • MTSU is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution.

• Size/Location• 137 permanent buildings (not including rentals, farm buildings, airport

buildings, foundation buildings, farm manager home, and housing home.) • 4.2 Million square feet • 515 acres • one mile from the geographic center of Tennessee

Major Facts about MTSU• Nine University Colleges: Basic and Applied Sciences,

Behavioral and Health Sciences, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Education, Honors, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, University College and Graduate Studies

• Eight Bachelor degrees offered: Arts, Business Administration, Fine Arts, Music, Science, Science in Nursing, Social Work, and University Studies with over 64 Major programs

• College of Graduate Studies confers Master's degrees in ten areas, the Specialist in Education degree, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

• 930 full-time faculty• Enrollment (Fall 2010) 26,430• Students are from all over TN,

– From 46 states and over 60– countries

Major Facts about MTSU

• Some signature programs at MTSU enjoy great partnerships with various Industries

• MTSU was ranked in the top 100 public universities in the USA

Student Life at MTSU

Student Life at MTSU

• MTSU welcomes international students and are provided additional programs to

make their stay at MTSU memorable International Student Services First Friends Trips and Other events organized for

international students http://frank.mtsu.edu/~mtabroad/