A Virtual Visit to East Tennessee State University

ETSU has been rated among the Top 10 southern regional universities based on quality and cost by U.S. News & World Report.


ETSU's main campus is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, in the mountain and lake country of the Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia region. Off-campus centers include ETSU/University of Tennessee at Kingsport, the Marshall T. Nave Center in Elizabethton, and a site in Bristol. We enroll nearly 12,000 students and feature over 100 degree programs, including the M.D. degree through the James H. Quillen College of Medicine. In addition to the College of Medicine, there are eight other colleges and schools at ETSU:
ETSU opened in 1911 as East Tennessee State Normal School, with a mission of preparing students for careers as public school teachers. Since then, it has evolved into a major comprehensive regional university.

ETSU's Historical Highlights

ETSU's current President, the seventh in our 84-year history, is Dr. Roy S. Nicks, a native Tennessean who served as Chancellor of our governing body, the Tennessee Board of Regents, from 1975-86.

A Message from the President

ETSU has two Centers of Excellence and seven Chairs of Excellence that enhance the teaching, research, and service mission of the university.

ETSU offers a number of one-of-a-kind programs such as the world's only master's degree in storytelling and reading and the nation's only bluegrass and country music program at a four-year institution.

More fascinating firsts and facts about ETSU

*ETSU competes on the Division I level (IAA in football) in the Southern Conference and the NCAA. Our athletic program features 15 sports.

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Link to the old ETSU Home page

For information on admission to ETSU, contact the Office of Admissions, ETSU Box 70731, Johnson City, TN 37614-0731. Phone: 615-929-4213 or 1-800-GO2ETSU.

For further information on the university, contact the Office of University Relations, ETSU Box 70717, Johnson City, TN 37614- 0717. Phone: 615-929-4317. E-mail: