Universities in Tennessee
100 accredited institutions in Tennessee, ranked by enrollment size.
📊 Tennessee Higher Education at a Glance
- Total institutions: 100
- Largest: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (36,950 students)
Source: Statvoo analysis of College Scorecard data.
| University | City | Type | Acceptance | Tuition | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public | 46.0% | $11,332 | $42,300 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Public | 93.4% | $8,520 | $37,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public | 68.0% | $7,536 | $36,100 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public | 87.1% | $7,706 | $34,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | 6.3% | $61,618 | $60,900 |
| South College | Knoxville | Private For-Profit | — | $16,450 | $22,400 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public | 77.0% | $8,232 | $36,500 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public | 96.0% | $7,008 | $34,700 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public | 83.2% | $8,764 | $37,700 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public | — | — | $24,700 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public | 92.6% | $7,320 | $35,800 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | 96.4% | $39,400 | $39,100 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public | — | — | $26,900 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public | — | — | $30,100 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | — | — | $27,700 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | Public | 87.3% | $8,546 | $34,800 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public | — | — | $30,100 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private Nonprofit | 59.3% | $25,680 | $37,500 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | 66.6% | $35,848 | $39,000 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public | — | — | $26,100 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,800 |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | — | — | $26,400 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public | — | — | $26,200 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Private Nonprofit | 72.2% | $21,960 | $32,400 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | $13,725 | $51,700 |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public | — | — | $28,500 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | 70.0% | $28,590 | $39,500 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private Nonprofit | 66.6% | $24,350 | $38,500 |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public | — | — | $26,700 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public | — | — | $27,200 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Public | — | $9,489 | — |
| Union University | Jackson | Private Nonprofit | 47.2% | $19,476 | $37,400 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private Nonprofit | 68.3% | $32,900 | $35,400 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Public | — | — | $27,300 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private Nonprofit | 67.0% | $26,640 | $35,000 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private Nonprofit | — | $18,300 | $35,500 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | $14,816 | — |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | 88.4% | $37,300 | $45,300 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private Nonprofit | 90.6% | $25,000 | $37,000 |
| Victory University | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | — | $39,000 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public | — | — | $27,600 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | 49.7% | $54,082 | $50,300 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | Private Nonprofit | 50.9% | $53,418 | $38,200 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $38,900 |
| King University | Bristol | Private Nonprofit | 54.4% | $32,902 | $39,700 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private Nonprofit | 60.4% | $27,500 | $40,000 |
| University of Phoenix-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $53,400 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,600 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | Private Nonprofit | 70.3% | $37,700 | — |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private Nonprofit | 59.4% | $28,014 | $35,300 |
| Lane College | Jackson | Private Nonprofit | — | $9,270 | $25,000 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | Private Nonprofit | 65.7% | $37,618 | $36,500 |
| University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus | Cordova | Private For-Profit | — | — | $53,400 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | Private Nonprofit | 53.8% | $18,428 | $29,400 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | 57.9% | $22,320 | $33,800 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public | 82.7% | $9,270 | $29,100 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $126,700 |
| The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $31,600 |
| Milligan College | Milligan College | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $36,400 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | 67.8% | $11,976 | $54,900 |
| Anthem Career College-Memphis | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | — | $27,700 |
| Vatterott College-Dividend | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | — | $28,700 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public | — | — | $27,200 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $26,200 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public | — | — | $22,200 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Public | — | — | $27,600 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | 97.2% | $10,776 | $28,300 |
| Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $33,300 |
| National College-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,000 |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | $16,200 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Public | — | — | $25,400 |
| Virginia College-Knoxville | Knoxville | Private For-Profit | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-Cordova | Cordova | Private For-Profit | — | — | $38,400 |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $38,400 |
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | Clarksville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,800 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Public | — | — | $25,000 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | Private For-Profit | — | — | — |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Madison | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Daymar Institute-Clarksville | Clarksville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,500 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Public | — | — | $26,500 |
| L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | Cordova | Private For-Profit | — | — | $28,400 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Public | — | — | $29,400 |
| Welch College | Gallatin | Private Nonprofit | — | $20,796 | $31,200 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public | — | — | $26,700 |
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Madison | Madison | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,800 |
| Virginia College-School of Business and Health-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Private For-Profit | — | — | $26,400 |
| University of Phoenix-Chattanooga Campus | Chattanooga | Private For-Profit | — | — | $53,400 |
| Anthem Career College-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $29,500 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville | Knoxville | Private For-Profit | — | — | $38,400 |
| Richmont Graduate University | Chattanooga | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Memphis College of Art | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $26,700 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public | — | — | $26,200 |
| Vatterott College-Appling Farms | Memphis | Private For-Profit | — | — | $34,200 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | Private For-Profit | — | — | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Public | — | — | $29,800 |
| Watkins College of Art Design & Film | Nashville | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $30,100 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public | — | — | $24,200 |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | Private Nonprofit | 28.7% | $22,000 | — |
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