Colleges in Tennessee
145 colleges and universities with 245,221 undergraduates. Rankings: colleges with the lowest net price · colleges whose graduates earn the most · easiest colleges to get into · most selective colleges · colleges with the highest graduation rate · cheapest in-state tuition.
Largest colleges
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public · 30,418 students |
$18,976 | 42% | 74% | $60,249 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public · 16,301 students |
$13,359 | 69% | 54% | $48,541 |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public · 12,701 students |
$12,397 | 72% | 51% | $48,458 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Public · 10,074 students |
$14,265 | 81% | 50% | $51,151 |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public · 10,004 students |
$15,983 | 86% | 53% | $44,859 |
| South College Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit · 8,745 students |
$17,858 | — | 42% | $36,642 |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN · Public · 8,698 students |
$14,246 | 76% | 58% | $48,501 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public · 7,560 students |
$9,735 | 96% | 40% | $44,301 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 7,208 students |
$15,846 | 6% | 94% | $91,565 |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 7,137 students |
$33,147 | 95% | 71% | $55,930 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN · Public · 6,715 students |
$4,983 | — | 31% | $38,440 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN · Public · 5,653 students |
$6,777 | — | 18% | $38,519 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN · Public · 5,339 students |
$7,802 | — | 28% | $41,150 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Public · 5,284 students |
$5,283 | — | 26% | $37,598 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN · Public · 5,047 students |
$4,754 | — | 19% | $34,071 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN · Public · 4,866 students |
$10,701 | 88% | 53% | $44,213 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public · 4,848 students |
$15,796 | 70% | 34% | $42,730 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · 4,462 students |
$23,958 | — | 60% | $31,102 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN · Public · 4,404 students |
$6,864 | — | 33% | $34,553 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN · Public · 3,962 students |
$15,742 | — | 34% | $40,397 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN · Public · 3,897 students |
$4,734 | — | 30% | $40,256 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown, TN · Public · 3,591 students |
$5,387 | — | 33% | $37,085 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · Public · 3,250 students |
$4,270 | — | 36% | $39,407 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 2,997 students |
$24,739 | 68% | 72% | $55,541 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN · Private nonprofit · 2,773 students |
$24,345 | 66% | 49% | $53,723 |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN · Private nonprofit · 2,617 students |
$18,878 | 71% | 63% | $43,222 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN · Public · 2,511 students |
$6,236 | — | 26% | $35,224 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon, TN · Private nonprofit · 2,104 students |
$18,759 | 67% | 46% | $57,687 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg, TN · Public · 2,103 students |
$4,612 | — | 34% | $36,132 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN · Public · 1,975 students |
$6,384 | — | 37% | $36,671 |
| Rhodes College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,836 students |
$28,585 | 50% | 85% | $66,651 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,784 students |
$11,645 | — | 0% | $40,092 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,737 students |
$16,813 | 69% | 53% | $49,378 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,712 students |
$24,700 | — | 42% | $39,544 |
| Union University Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,607 students |
$27,171 | 60% | 66% | $53,990 |
| The University of the South Sewanee, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,607 students |
$27,872 | 57% | 80% | $64,911 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,572 students |
$20,406 | 63% | 50% | $49,956 |
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,547 students |
$12,595 | 60% | 35% | $47,482 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN · Public · 1,391 students |
$14,315 | — | 55% | $31,192 |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,387 students |
$20,251 | 90% | 53% | $48,382 |
| Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,212 students |
$21,574 | 60% | 71% | $47,485 |
| Fisk University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,035 students |
$32,020 | 37% | 30% | $45,454 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 1,027 students |
$27,267 | — | — | $61,480 |
| Maryville College Maryville, TN · Private nonprofit · 1,005 students |
$19,360 | 61% | 50% | $49,279 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 967 students |
$32,544 | — | 68% | $46,396 |
| King University Bristol, TN · Private nonprofit · 908 students |
$22,347 | 100% | 48% | $59,831 |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 905 students |
$9,854 | 87% | 55% | $57,478 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public · 887 students |
$20,012 | — | 71% | $37,235 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN · Public · 864 students |
$12,798 | 87% | 37% | $38,924 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN · Private nonprofit · 846 students |
$14,836 | 69% | 48% | $45,989 |
| Milligan University Milligan, TN · Private nonprofit · 818 students |
$21,365 | 72% | 63% | $46,641 |
| Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN · Private nonprofit · 814 students |
$20,614 | — | 50% | $54,434 |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 805 students |
— | — | — | $62,978 |
| Tusculum University Greeneville, TN · Private nonprofit · 785 students |
$21,131 | 72% | 25% | $44,367 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 770 students |
$11,212 | 82% | 40% | $72,529 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville, TN · Public · 759 students |
$15,816 | — | 70% | $38,955 |
| Johnson University Knoxville, TN · Private nonprofit · 743 students |
$22,063 | 65% | 57% | $40,596 |
| Lane College Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit · 736 students |
$10,904 | — | 18% | $31,670 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern, TN · Public · 717 students |
$9,698 | — | 69% | $38,514 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson, TN · Public · 714 students |
$14,780 | — | 74% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN · Public · 709 students |
$6,631 | — | 76% | $40,869 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown, TN · Public · 642 students |
$15,910 | — | 80% | $38,837 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 581 students |
$7,099 | 99% | 27% | $35,594 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson, TN · Public · 563 students |
$8,472 | — | 80% | $38,383 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN · Public · 546 students |
$8,568 | — | 81% | $35,069 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 517 students |
$24,563 | 95% | 55% | $31,599 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville, TN · Public · 412 students |
$7,573 | — | 81% | $38,700 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN · Public · 394 students |
— | — | — | $66,318 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 393 students |
$29,039 | — | 43% | $32,886 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump, TN · Public · 388 students |
$-839 | — | 63% | $30,796 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 366 students |
$14,957 | — | 50% | $32,194 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville, TN · Public · 360 students |
$10,865 | — | 84% | $35,551 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald, TN · Public · 346 students |
$12,267 | — | 65% | $36,106 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston, TN · Public · 340 students |
$12,612 | — | 78% | $33,497 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit · 334 students |
$23,582 | — | 50% | $34,509 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 331 students |
$26,572 | — | 38% | $31,349 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit · 323 students |
$10,052 | — | 82% | $19,913 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville, TN · Public · 302 students |
$11,413 | — | 67% | $40,322 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit · 300 students |
$12,321 | — | 54% | $22,652 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 280 students |
$29,098 | — | 47% | $31,349 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland, TN · Private nonprofit · 265 students |
$17,894 | — | 84% | $24,728 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · 252 students |
$33,625 | — | 12% | $25,954 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville, TN · Public · 247 students |
$7,194 | — | 82% | $40,469 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 247 students |
$24,044 | 46% | 42% | $35,113 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman, TN · Public · 246 students |
$11,148 | — | 69% | $31,591 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski, TN · Public · 246 students |
$15,269 | — | 75% | $40,368 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville Hendersonville, TN · Private for-profit · 237 students |
$22,587 | — | 74% | $30,461 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro, TN · Public · 231 students |
$12,746 | — | 84% | $36,449 |
| Welch College Gallatin, TN · Private nonprofit · 226 students |
$25,263 | — | 53% | $42,198 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 216 students |
$18,186 | — | 59% | $25,306 |
| TCAT Athens Athens, TN · Public · 205 students |
$12,758 | — | 95% | $40,540 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN · Private for-profit · 201 students |
$18,716 | — | 75% | $30,461 |
| Herzing University-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 201 students |
$20,537 | 93% | — | $36,909 |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit · 194 students |
$12,410 | — | 65% | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris, TN · Public · 180 students |
$10,060 | — | 75% | $29,074 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville, TN · Public · 171 students |
$15,875 | — | 74% | $31,949 |
| John A Gupton College Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 166 students |
$19,334 | 100% | 38% | $46,902 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 156 students |
$15,771 | — | 67% | $22,377 |
| Gould's Academy Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 148 students |
$11,001 | — | 80% | — |
| Gould's Academy Bartlett, TN · Private for-profit · 135 students |
$19,261 | — | 84% | — |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College Lawrenceburg, TN · Private for-profit · 128 students |
$9,581 | — | 49% | $25,089 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell, TN · Private for-profit · 117 students |
$12,621 | — | 33% | — |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology Franklin, TN · Private for-profit · 116 students |
$22,321 | — | 86% | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville Brentwood, TN · Private for-profit · 111 students |
$14,834 | — | 72% | $23,921 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc Clarksville, TN · Private for-profit · 101 students |
$9,989 | — | 68% | — |
| TC Beauty Johnson City, TN · Private for-profit · 100 students |
$9,859 | — | 88% | $21,153 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon Lebanon, TN · Private for-profit · 96 students |
$15,107 | — | 59% | $24,977 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City Johnson City, TN · Private for-profit · 87 students |
$19,832 | — | 64% | $33,079 |
| The Hair Academy LLC Fayetteville, TN · Private for-profit · 82 students |
$22,823 | — | 85% | $22,193 |
| Visible Music College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 79 students |
$27,820 | 28% | 23% | $35,933 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit · 75 students |
$20,277 | — | 68% | $30,072 |
| Love Beauty School Inc Manchester, TN · Private for-profit · 75 students |
$8,061 | — | 74% | $18,056 |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute Hendersonville, TN · Private for-profit · 74 students |
$18,352 | — | 77% | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson Jackson, TN · Private for-profit · 73 students |
$15,253 | — | 41% | $24,397 |
| Vibe Barber College Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 71 students |
$17,560 | — | 89% | — |
| Arnolds Beauty School Milan, TN · Private for-profit · 63 students |
$18,139 | — | 77% | $27,828 |
| North Central Institute Clarksville, TN · Private for-profit · 61 students |
$17,566 | — | 100% | $55,027 |
| Nashville Film Institute Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 60 students |
$25,472 | — | 86% | — |
| Elite College of Cosmetology Lexington, TN · Private for-profit · 53 students |
$11,041 | — | 79% | $21,197 |
| American Baptist College Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 46 students |
$9,216 | — | 39% | $41,216 |
| Williamson Christian College Franklin, TN · Private nonprofit · 41 students |
— | — | 67% | $37,474 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit · 33 students |
$12,103 | — | 97% | — |
| Mind Body Institute Madison, TN · Private for-profit · 29 students |
$21,627 | — | 75% | — |
| Massage Institute of Memphis Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 29 students |
$12,511 | — | 100% | — |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology Sweetwater, TN · Private for-profit · 22 students |
$2,636 | — | 78% | — |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit · 20 students |
$18,948 | — | 74% | $23,696 |
| Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit · 19 students |
$10,172 | 100% | 60% | — |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy Millington, TN · Private for-profit · 14 students |
— | — | — | — |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis Memphis, TN · Private for-profit · 8 students |
— | — | 80% | — |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Herzing University-Clarksville Clarksville, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $36,909 |
| Jersey College - Cleveland Cleveland, TN · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $66,087 |
| Omega Graduate School Dayton, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Jersey College - Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $66,087 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro LaFollette, TN · Public |
— | — | — | $36,449 |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Southern College of Optometry Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus Memphis, TN · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $40,092 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Casa Loma College - Nashville Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $49,854 |
| South College-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $36,642 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
Cities
- Athens 2
- Bartlett 1
- Blountville 1
- Brentwood 1
- Bristol 1
- Chattanooga 6
- Clarksville 4
- Cleveland 5
- Collegedale 1
- Columbia 1
- Cookeville 4
- Crossville 1
- Crump 1
- Dayton 2
- Dickson 1
- Dyersburg 1
- Elizabethton 1
- Fayetteville 1
- Franklin 2
- Gallatin 2
- Greeneville 1
- Harriman 2
- Harrogate 1
- Hartsville 1
- Henderson 1
- Hendersonville 2
- Hohenwald 1
- Huntsville 1
- Jacksboro 1
- Jackson 5
- Jefferson City 1
- Johnson City 3
- Knoxville 8
- LaFollette 1
- Lawrenceburg 1
- Lebanon 2
- Lexington 1
- Livingston 1
- Madison 2
- Manchester 1
- Martin 1
- Maryville 1
- McKenzie 1
- McMinnville 1
- Memphis 23
- Milan 1
- Milligan 1
- Millington 1
- Morristown 2
- Murfreesboro 3
- Nashville 25
- New Tazewell 1
- Newbern 1
- Paris 1
- Pulaski 2
- Sewanee 1
- Shelbyville 1
- Sweetwater 1
- Tullahoma 1