East Tennessee State University has a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 85.3% for the application year 2024, with 8,196 out of 9,612 applicants being accepted. This represents a slight decrease from the 87.1% acceptance rate in 2023 when 8,622 of 9,903 applicants were admitted. Historically, the acceptance rate has seen fluctuations, with a significant drop to 77.9% in 2021, where 6,773 were accepted from 8,686 applicants. The acceptance rates for 2022 and 2024 both stand at 85.3%, indicating some stability after the decline observed in 2021.