Cheapest In-State Tuition in Tennessee
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (62 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN · Public | $4,730 | $6,777 | $38,519 |
| 2 | Motlow State Community College Tullahoma, TN · Public | $4,738 | $15,742 | $40,397 |
| 3 | Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN · Public | $4,740 | $6,236 | $35,224 |
| 4 | Walters State Community College Morristown, TN · Public | $4,752 | $5,387 | $37,085 |
| 5 | Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, TN · Public | $4,756 | $7,802 | $41,150 |
| 6 | Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg, TN · Public | $4,758 | $4,612 | $36,132 |
| 7 | Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN · Public | $4,762 | $6,384 | $36,671 |
| 8 | Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Public | $4,772 | $5,283 | $37,598 |
| 9 | Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN · Public | $4,778 | $4,754 | $34,071 |
| 10 | Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN · Public | $4,782 | $6,864 | $34,553 |
| 11 | Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN · Public | $4,786 | $4,983 | $38,440 |
| 12 | Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · Public | $4,998 | $4,270 | $39,407 |
| 13 | Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN · Public | $5,296 | $4,734 | $40,256 |
| 14 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public | $8,616 | $15,796 | $42,730 |
| 15 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public | $9,006 | $9,735 | $44,301 |
| 16 | William R Moore College of Technology Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $9,723 | $14,957 | $32,194 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public | $10,266 | $13,359 | $48,541 |
| 18 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Public | $10,448 | $14,265 | $51,151 |
| 19 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public | $10,472 | $15,983 | $44,859 |
| 20 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN · Public | $10,560 | $10,701 | $44,213 |
| 21 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public | $10,728 | $12,397 | $48,458 |
| 22 | The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN · Public | $10,924 | $12,798 | $38,924 |
| 23 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN · Public | $11,376 | $14,246 | $48,501 |
| 24 | Lane College Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit | $11,790 | $10,904 | $31,670 |
| 25 | Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $12,076 | $7,099 | $35,594 |
| 26 | Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit | $12,709 | $33,625 | $25,954 |
| 27 | Herzing University-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $13,450 | $20,537 | $36,909 |
| 28 | Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $13,796 | $11,212 | $72,529 |
| 29 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public | $13,812 | $18,976 | $60,249 |
| 30 | Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville, TN · Private for-profit | $13,920 | $11,645 | $40,092 |
| 31 | Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit | $15,120 | $23,582 | $34,509 |
| 32 | Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit | $15,627 | $29,039 | $32,886 |
| 33 | Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $16,258 | $29,098 | $31,349 |
| 34 | Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN · Private for-profit | $17,048 | $27,267 | $61,480 |
| 35 | Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $17,083 | $26,572 | $31,349 |
| 36 | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville, TN · Private for-profit | $17,514 | $24,700 | $39,544 |
| 37 | South College Knoxville, TN · Private for-profit | $18,535 | $17,858 | $36,642 |
| 38 | Bethel University McKenzie, TN · Private nonprofit | $18,712 | $12,595 | $47,482 |
| 39 | Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN · Private nonprofit | $19,800 | $20,614 | $54,434 |
| 40 | Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN · Private for-profit | $20,350 | $24,044 | $35,113 |
| 41 | Johnson University Knoxville, TN · Private nonprofit | $21,122 | $22,063 | $40,596 |
| 42 | Welch College Gallatin, TN · Private nonprofit | $21,400 | $25,263 | $42,198 |
| 43 | Lee University Cleveland, TN · Private nonprofit | $23,790 | $18,878 | $43,222 |
| 44 | Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN · Private nonprofit | $25,620 | $21,574 | $47,485 |
| 45 | Fisk University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $25,858 | $32,020 | $45,454 |
| 46 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN · Private nonprofit | $26,938 | $20,406 | $49,956 |
| 47 | Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN · Private nonprofit | $27,300 | $24,345 | $53,723 |
| 48 | Cumberland University Lebanon, TN · Private nonprofit | $27,840 | $18,759 | $57,687 |
| 49 | Tusculum University Greeneville, TN · Private nonprofit | $29,250 | $21,131 | $44,367 |
| 50 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN · Private nonprofit | $30,814 | $14,836 | $45,989 |
| 51 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $31,300 | $16,813 | $49,378 |
| 52 | Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN · Private nonprofit | $34,700 | $20,251 | $48,382 |
| 53 | King University Bristol, TN · Private nonprofit | $36,194 | $22,347 | $59,831 |
| 54 | Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $38,420 | $9,854 | $57,478 |
| 55 | Maryville College Maryville, TN · Private nonprofit | $39,284 | $19,360 | $49,279 |
| 56 | Union University Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit | $40,025 | $27,171 | $53,990 |
| 57 | Milligan University Milligan, TN · Private nonprofit | $40,450 | $21,365 | $46,641 |
| 58 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $40,572 | $24,739 | $55,541 |
| 59 | Belmont University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $42,540 | $33,147 | $55,930 |
| 60 | The University of the South Sewanee, TN · Private nonprofit | $56,120 | $27,872 | $64,911 |
| 61 | Rhodes College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit | $57,110 | $28,585 | $66,651 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | $67,498 | $15,846 | $91,565 |