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Middle Tennessee State University Profile :

Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution and offers degrees through seven university colleges, including basic and applied sciences, business, education and behavioral science, honors, liberal arts, mass communication, and graduate studies.

Local Information:

Middle Tennessee State University is situated on over 500 acres in Murfreesboro and encompasses over 40 million square feet of building space. Normal annual enrollment sits around 21,000 students.

Chronological Timeline:

Middle Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training. In 1925 it became a State Teachers College, became State College in 1943 and attained university status in 1965.

Address:

Middle Tennessee State University
1301 E. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Phone:

615-898-2300

Official Website:

www.mtsu.edu

Neighborhood:

Middle Tennessee State University is located in the town Murfreesboro just south of Nashville in Rutherford County.

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