Tennessee State University

public land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Organization public_university Q1782948
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Tennessee State University

Summary

Tennessee State University is a public university[1]. It draws 1,152 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #95 of 933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tennessee State University was a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities[3].
  • Tennessee State University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[4].
  • Tennessee State University was a member of American Association of State Colleges and Universities[5].
  • Tennessee State University is located in Nashville[6].
  • Tennessee State University is in the country of United States[7].
  • Tennessee State University's instance of is recorded as public university[8].
  • Tennessee State University's instance of is recorded as historically black college or university[9].
  • Tennessee State University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[10].
  • Tennessee State University's instance of is recorded as land-grant university[11].
  • Tennessee State University's instance of is recorded as school[12].
  • Tennessee State University's postal code is recorded as 37209-1561[13].
  • Tennessee State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brown-Daniel Library[14].
  • Tennessee State University's Commons category is recorded as Tennessee State University[15].
  • Tennessee State University's chairperson is recorded as Glenda Glover[16].
  • 1912 marks the founding of Tennessee State University[17].
  • Tennessee State University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.165874, 'lon': -86.830337}[18].
  • Tennessee State University's official website is recorded as http://www.tnstate.edu[19].
  • Tennessee State University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tennessee State University[20].
  • Tennessee State University's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1363'}[21].
  • Tennessee State University's count of students is recorded as {'amount': '+10389'}[22].
  • Tennessee State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as doctoral university: moderate research activity[23].
  • Tennessee State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as high undergraduate[24].
  • Tennessee State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as research doctoral: professional-dominant[25].
  • Tennessee State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as four-year, medium, primarily residential[26].
  • Tennessee State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in[27].

Body

Founding

1912 marks the founding of Tennessee State University[17].

Leadership

Tennessee State University's chairperson is recorded as Glenda Glover[16].

Operations

Tennessee State University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brown-Daniel Library[14].

Why It Matters

Tennessee State University draws 1,152 Wikipedia views per month (public_university category, ranking #95 of 933).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . iiif.lib.harvard.edu. iiif.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . hbculibraries.org. Retrieved . hbculibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . aascu.org. Retrieved . aascu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . tnstate.edu. tnstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Chairperson Frederick S. Humphries, Glenda Glover, William J. Hale +7
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