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 4,077 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 {'latitude': 36.165874, 'longitude': -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 4,077 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 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 131044046
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 131044046, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/131044046 in United States"
  2. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Times higher education world university id → tennessee-state-university
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5586]]: tennessee-state-university, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/74487102|Tennessee State University (#74487102)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/c"
  3. 14w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook username → Tennessee.State.University
    Linkedin company or organization id → tennessee-state-university
    Linktree id → Tnstate1912
    Instagram username → tennstateu
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Tennessee State University, update youtube data ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/5e709c706510|details]])"
  4. 14w ago · Luamssuk · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    Employees → {'amount': '+1363'}
    Chairperson → Frederick S. Humphries, Glenda Glover, William J. Hale +7
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2002]]: TSUedu"
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