Breaking Enrollment Records
Between 2000-06, APSU’s enrollment increased 30 percent, making it one of Tennessee’s fastest-growing universities.
Center @ Fort Campbell
Classes meet in the brand new Education Center, both day
and night, in 15 programs of study at the
associate, bachelor and master's levels.
APFC Web site
Winning Athletic Teams
The Governors and Lady Govs compete in the
highly-competitive Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA
Division I. A traditional powerhouse in men's and
women's basketball, baseball, volleyball and men's golf,
the University competes in 15 sports.
Official Athletics
Web site
No. 1 ROTC Program
APSU's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps was named a MacArthur Award recipient in 2009, placing it among the top eight programs in the country.
ROTC Web site
How Do You Pronounce "Peay?"
The word "Peay," as in Austin Peay, is pronounced
just like the letter "P" or the vegetable "pea."
Doctorally Trained Faculty
Of nearly 300 full-time faculty members, 90 percent
hold the doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree
in their respective fields.
Highest Level of Safety
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation statistics annually
show APSU to be one of the safest universities in the
state.
Campus Police Web site
New Facilities
Recently, APSU opened the state-of-the-art Foy
Fitness and Recreation Center and a newly renovated
McCord Building, housing the nursing and geosciences
programs and our GIS Center. The University also opened the
Joe Morgan University Center and Sundquist Science
Complex in 2002.
Who was Austin Peay?
He was Tennessee Governor Austin Peay...a favorite
son of Clarksville. Gov. Peay signed a law establishing
Austin Peay Normal School on April 26, 1927. That is why
APSU's mascot is the "Governors."
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