Founded in 1794, Tusculum University is the oldest institution of higher education in Tennessee, the twenty-eighth oldest in the nation, and the oldest coeducational institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The wooded 140-acre Tusculum University campus has nine buildings and the Tusculum Arch that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
DIRECTIONS TO TUSCULUM’S CAMPUS IN GREENEVILLE, TN
From Johnson City:
Take Highway 11E into Greeneville. Turn left onto State Route 107 at traffic signal just past Greene Valley Developmental Center. Turn almost immediately to the right at first road to the right (college directional sign there). Follow that road to the end and turn right. The main campus is to your left.
From Knoxville:
Take Interstate 40 to Interstate 81. Exit I-81 at Exit 23. Take U.S. 11E toward Greeneville. Stay on 11E Bypass around Greeneville. Take a right at traffic signal at the Food City Shopping Center (Hardee’s to the right). The campus is one mile on the right.
From Interstate 81 North:
Take exit 36 onto Highway 172. Travel toward Greeneville for approximately 10 miles. At the junction of 172 and U.S. 11E North, turn onto 11E North. At traffic signal at the Food City Shopping Center, take a right. The campus is one mile on the right.
DIRECTIONS TO OTHER TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY LOCATIONS
- Knoxville, TN
- Morristown, TN