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Elementary Education, Clay Target club President

“There are so many different clubs and opportunities provided at Austin Peay. You just have to find your place to be a leader on campus."

Ebony Walton ('19)

Graphic Design

“I came to Austin Peay with barely any design knowledge and left as a graphic designer ready to take on the world.”

Oliver Smith

Nursing, Nightingale Award winner

“Overwhelmingly you just hear about Austin Peay’s nursing program. In high school, it’s all I heard – Austin Peay has a good nursing program. It’s the best public nursing program you can get in Tennessee.”

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At Austin Peay, we are large enough to offer you a broad range of educational and social options, but small enough to treat you as an individual. That’s because we provide all of the resources of a big university, with a small college feel. We serve a large population of diverse students with several degree options at the associates, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Many of these degrees can be pursued on campus and online. Austin Peay also is working to support the region’s economic growth with several new programs that cater to the employment needs of local industries and the surrounding community.

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College of Arts and Letters

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Eriksson College of Education

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Small Campus Feel. Big Opportunities.

Austin Peay offers the resources of a major university, with a small college feel. You'll get to know people quickly —- including your professors. That one-on-one communication is just part of the friendliness that makes Austin Peay a comfortable place to be.

Clarksville, Tennessee

As Tennessee's youngest city by median age, APSU is surrounded by a thriving community, named as 2019's #1 Best Place to Live in America by Money Magazine. Set against the Cumberland River, Clarksville offers outdoor activities, great restaurants, and local theatre. Not to mention, we're just 45 minutes from Nashville.

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Alumnus John McGee creates Golden Eagle Graduate Scholarship Endowment at APSU

Applicants must write a 3-5 page policy analysis paper discussing the impact that political policy has on the economy of a specific region of the United States, the state of Tennessee or the country as a whole.

APSU physics students launch hops into stratosphere for new Strawberry Alley beer

The downtown restaurant will brew a special batch of beer from the hops that traveled more than 93,000 feet into the sky above Tennessee.

APSU part of model for developing student success

The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was awarded to only five American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) schools.

Govs in 10:
Our Favorite APSU Experiences

From getting caked in mud to spotting bagel-eating squirrels on campus to volunteering for The Big Event, there's all kinds of ways to find your spot in campus life. We think these 10 Austin Peay State University experiences will make your journey unforgettable.