University Description

Fisk University is a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. The university was founded in 1866 and its 40-acre (16 ha) campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.. Read More

University History

Fisk Free Colored School opened on January 9, 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War. It was founded by John Ogden, Erastus Milo Cravath, and Edward Parmelee Smith of the American Missionary Association for the education of freedmen in Nashville.
Graduation Rate: 33.3% Acceptance Rate: 61% Student Faculty Ratio: 15:1 School Setting: Urban Notable Alumni: W. E. B. Du Bois,Nikki Giovanni,Diane Nash,Judith Jamison,John Lewis,Kym Whitley,Ida B. Wells,Marion Barry,Jimmie Lunceford,Mandisa,Mathew Knowles,John Hope Franklin,

Academic Programs

  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General History
  • Music Teacher Education
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music Performance
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Biochemistry
  • Other Political Science and Government
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business and Commerce
  • General History
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Psychology
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Physics
  • General Psychology
  • General Biology
  • General Physics
  • General Chemistry
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Biology
  • General Psychology
  • General Psychology
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Other Teacher Education and Professional Development
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Sports Offered

  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Indoor Track & Field (M)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (M)
  • Soccer (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (W)
  • Gymnastics (W)
  • Indoor Track & Field (W)
  • Outdoor Track & Field (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
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