Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University is a public historically black land-grant university in , United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: public land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Also known as: “Tenn State”, “Tennessee A&I”, “Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College”, “Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal College”, “Tennessee State”, “tnstate.edu”, and “TSU”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hale Stadium and Fisk University.

Pitch
is a 10,000-seat outdoor located on the campus of Tennessee State University in . Built in 1953 and nicknamed "The Hole", the stadium hosted TSU Tigers football games until 1999, when home games were moved to what is now , home of the Tennessee Titans.

University
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is a private historically black liberal arts college in , United States. It was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 1¼ miles east of Tennessee State University.

Protected area
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is the oldest academic building on the campus of in Nashville, , United States. Completed in 1876, it was the university's first permanent building, and is a good local example of Gothic Revival architecture. is situated 1¼ miles east of Tennessee State University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, , near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tennessee State University.

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is the capital of the American state of . With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.

Suburb
is an area east of downtown in across the . The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. is situated 3½ miles east of Tennessee State University.

Tennessee State University

Latitude
36.16796° or 36° 10′ 5″ north
Longitude
-86.82609° or 86° 49′ 34″ west
Open location code
868M559F+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131044046
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q1782948
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Tennessee State University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة ولاية تينيسي”
  • Asturian: “Universidá Estatal de Tennessee”
  • Belarusian: “Тэнесійскі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт”
  • Belarusian: “Універсітэт штата Тэнесі”
  • Catalan: “Universitat Estatal de Tennessee”
  • Chinese: “田納西州立大學”
  • Chinese: “田纳西州立大学”
  • Dutch: “Tennessee State University”
  • Esperanto: “Tenesia Ŝtata Universitato”
  • French: “Tennessee State University”
  • French: “université d’État du Tennessee”
  • French: “Université d’État du Tennessee”
  • German: “Tenn State”
  • German: “Tennessee State University”
  • Greek: “Πολιτειακό Πανεπιστήμιο του Τενεσί”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת המדינה טנסי”
  • Hungarian: “Tennessee-i Állami Egyetem”
  • Italian: “Tennessee State University”
  • Japanese: “テネシー州立大学”
  • Korean: “테네시 주립 대학교”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tennessee State University”
  • Norwegian: “Tennessee State University”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه ایالتی تنسی”
  • Portuguese: “Tennessee State University”
  • Russian: “Университет штата Теннесси”
  • Serbian: “Државни универзитет Тенесија”
  • Slovenian: “Državna univerza Tennesseeja”
  • Slovenian: “Tennessee State University”
  • Slovenian: “tnstate.edu”
  • Slovenian: “TSU”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تنسی ایاتی بیلیم‌یوردو”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Estatal de Tennessee”
  • Swedish: “Tennessee State University”
  • Tamil: “டென்னிசி அரசுப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
  • Tamil: “டென்னிசி மாநிலப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
  • Urdu: “ٹینیسی اسٹیٹ یونیورسٹی”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Talaith Tennessee”

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