Peer Institutions

Peer institutions are selected by MTSU and used for internal operational and benchmarking comparisons. Data for comparative analysis frequently are obtained from standardized, public collection tools many institutions use, such as The Post-Secondary Integrated System (IPEDS), The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and The Common Data Set. Typical data collected and summarized with these tools are: institutional characteristics, admission selectivity, retention and graduation rates, student demographics, financial aid, tuition, faculty demographics, research and service awards, and degrees offered and awarded.

• Boise State University
• Georgia Southern University
• Kennesaw State University
• Northern Arizona University
• East Carolina University
• Illinois State University
• Portland State University
• Sam Houston State University

Approved by Planning Committee 2/16/2024

This list does not supersede department peers or the peer list used for salary studies. There is also a separate peer list of institutions administering the NSSE in the same years we do.

Aspirational Peers

All are high-performing R2 institutions with a larger percentage of graduate enrollment and research funding than MTSU.

• Ball State University
• Florida Atlantic University
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Dakota
• San Diego State University

Approved by MTSU Planning Committee 4/25/25