College Knowledge Terms
Facts on TN Colleges
College Majors/Minors
Top 20 US Colleges
Athletics in College
100

We call this money you receive to pay for college in the form of scholarships, grants or loans?

What is "financial aid?"

100

This university ranks #100 for the best value (best price) schools.

What is "The University of Tennessee at Knoxville?"

100

If you want to become a teacher or instructor, this is the right major for you.

What is an "Education/Teaching major?"

100

This university is ranked #14 in Best National Universities and costs an average of almost $70,000 a year to attend.

What is "Vanderbilt University?"

100

This particular organization governs all athletic program and participants at the collegiate level.

What is the "NCAA?"

200

This is your primary, or main subject area, of academic study during college.

What is a "college major?"

200

This university has the motto "Think. Work. Serve." and the mascot of "Aristocrat the Tiger."

What is "Tennessee State University?"

200

These are three of the most popular Engineering majors, according to Learn.org.

What are "Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering?"

200
This distinguished phrase refers to a select subset of eight of the top 20 Colleges and Universities, located in the Northeastern/New England region of the United States.

What is the "Ivy League--Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, The University of Pennsylvania, Columbia?"

200

This southeastern college/university has the second best athletic programs in the country.

What is "The University of Florida?"

300

This is a written description of a course, which also lists the due dates of exams, quizzes, assignments and projects.

What is a "syllabus?"

300

This university's colors are royal blue and white, and "Lightening" is its mascot.

What is "Middle Tennessee State University?"

300

This major will help you gain employment if you want to write for a newspaper or magazine, or even publish a book.

What is a "Journalism" major?

300

Three of the nation's top 20 colleges are located in this state.

What is "California?" (Stanford, California Institute of Technology and University of California at Los Angeles--UCLA)

300

These four sports can offer full scholarships to college.

What are "football, men's and women's basketball, and volleyball?"

400

This is the numerical average of all the course grades you receive, on a 4.0 scale.

What is a "Grade Point Average--G.P.A.?"

400

This Christian university, located in Nashville, TN, was founded in 1890.

What is "Belmont University?"

400

Either of these two science majors or minors will benefit you in medical school.

What are "biology" and "chemistry?"

400

This university, located in Illinois, is tied with Yale University for #3 in Best Colleges and Universities.

What is "The University of Chicago?"

400

This is the percentage of high school athletes who get scholarships annually.

What is "2%?"

500

This is the official academic record from your high school or college.

What is a "transcript?"

500

This university ranks #9 in the 50 best southern regional colleges (2016).

What is "Union University?"

500

This college major prepares you for careers in singing, acting, dancing, etc.

What is a "Fine Arts/Performing Arts" major?

500

This college is ranked #8, located in Durham, North Carolina.

What is "Duke University?"

500

This is the minimum GPA required for NCAA athletes.

What is "2.3 GPA for Division I and 2.2 GPA for Division II?"