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14.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.9%	Asian or Pacific Islander
2.8%	Hispanic
69.5%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	total international (nonresident aliens)
10.9%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


18.0%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.1%	Asian or Pacific Islander
4.5%	Hispanic
64.3%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	total international (nonresident aliens)
9.9%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

160 acres

City or town school is located in:

Clarksville, TN

Population of city/town:

121,224

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Fort Campbell Army Base

Nearest major city:

Nashville, TN

Distance of nearest major city:

51 miles

Population of nearest major city:

569,891

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (64%)
women's dorms (20%)
men's dorms (8%)
sorority housing
single-student apartments (6%)
married-student apartments (2%)
special housing for disabled students

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

38%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

16%

Percent of students who live off campus:

84%

Students required to live on campus:

All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

719

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Archives.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art galleries.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Marriage counseling.

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The All State (weekly)

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

Campus-based religious organizations:

Baptist Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ, Wesley Fellowship, Newman Club

Minority student organizations:

African-American student group, International Student Organization

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

choir, madrigal singers, brass and clarinet choir, concert, jazz, stage, marching, and pep bands, orchestra, music fraternity, music sorority, drill team, Playhouse, team managers, academic, professional, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Dave Loos,
Director of Athletics

Director of women's athletics:

Cheryl Holt,
Assistant Athletic Director

Athletic department's mailing address:

Director of Athletics
Athletic Department
Austin Peay State University
P.O. Box 4515
Clarksville, TN 37044

School colors:

Red and white

School mascot:

The Governors

Athletic conference memberships:

Ohio Valley Conference (Division I)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's football	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's golf	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's golf	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	no	NCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

Athletic facilities:

Foy Fitness Center; Dunn Center; Governors Stadium; Raymond C. Hand Field; Governors Tennis Center; Governors Tennis Courts; Lady Govs Softball Field; Memorial Health Building (Red Barn)

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, card games, dodgeball, flag football, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis. ultimate frisbee, volleyball.

Club sports for men:

N/A

Club sports for women:

n/a

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Nashville, TN (57 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Nashville, TN (57 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Clarksville, TN (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Wayne Pace, Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer, Time Warner Inc. Ben Kimbrough, Former President of First Trust & Savings Bank (now Bank of America), entrepreneur. Larry W. Carroll, President of Carroll Financial Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC.

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