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Tennessee Technological University (branded as Tennessee Tech) is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (TPI), and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the university is governed by a board of trustees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
As an institute of technology, Tennessee Tech places special emphasis on undergraduate education in fields related to engineering, technology, and computer science, although degrees in education, liberal arts, agriculture, nursing, and other fields of study can be pursued as well. Additionally, there are graduate and doctorate offerings in engineering, education, business, and the liberal arts. As of the 2018 fall semester, Tennessee Tech enrolled more than 10,000 students, and its campus had 87 buildings on 235 acres (95 ha) centered along Dixie Avenue in northern Cookeville.
Tennessee Tech athletic teams, named the Golden Eagles, compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.