Tennessee Tech

As of the 2018 fall semester, Tennessee Tech enrolls more than 10,000 students,[4] and its campus has 87 buildings on 235 acres (95 ha) centered along Dixie Avenue in northern Cookeville.

TTU emphasizes a focus in STEM degrees but also provides infrastructure for traditional programs including liberal arts and nursing.

[26] Student Samuel Dowlen suffered severe injuries and temporary paralysis in August of 2009, during fraternity pranks in Phi Gamma Delta's inflatable pool.

[27] The Tennessee Tech athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

In the academic year 2014/15, they produced a selection of at least five plays, among them Krapp's Last Tape, The Vagina Monologues, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

[29] The playhouse attracted news coverage in the summer of 2022, when the local Upper Cumberland Pride, the Lambda Gay-Straight Alliance, and the Tech Players staged a drag performance in the on-campus theater.

[34] Henderson Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The building was designed by Benjamin F. Hunt, who worked for the noted regional architect R. H.

Henderson Hall, constructed in 1931 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985
Laboratory Science Commons.
Tucker Stadium and Overall Field
Eagle statue resting temporarily on the ground in 2022 as Derryberry's cupola was replaced
Maya Angelou speaking in the Derryberry Hall Auditorium in 2012
R. Winston Morris
John Rose in 2023
Carl Stiner in 1993
Dottie West in 1977
Barry Wilmore in 2009