Tech Tomorrow
2025 Goals
Tennessee Tech has established the following goals for 2025. These goals are tracked each year, with the final numbers to be reported at the start of the 2026 academic year (to accommodate goals requiring data calculated after the end of the 2025 academic year).
- 12,000 total headcount enrollment
- 22% minority enrollment
- 82% freshmen-to-sophomore retention rate
- 50% 4-year graduation rate
- 60% 6-year graduation rate
- $40 million annually in sponsored research
- Growth of online programs
- Strengthen career development
- Be recognized as the champion and center of excellence regarding the future of rural Tennessee communities
Progress Updates
Progress since start of Tech Tomorrow (NOTE: All goals set prior to pandemic.)
| Goal | 2018-2019 Baseline | 2024-2025 Current | +/- |
| 12,000 total headcount enrollment | 10,186 | 10,511 | +325 |
| 22% non-White enrollment | 16.00% | 20.90% | +4.90% |
| 82% freshmen-to-sophomore retention rate | 75.00% | 78.20% | +3.20% |
| 50% 4-year graduation rate | 34.60% | 41.20% | +6.60% |
| 60% 6-year graduation rate | 55.20% | 57.70% | +2.50%% |
| $40M annually in sponsored research | $20.23M | $46.05* | +$25.82M |
* Sponsored research current is 2023-2024; 2024-2025 amount available late summer 2025
