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Colleges and universities in Tennessee
Tennessee is home to 143 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 356,047 students in total.
Of these, 49 are public and 94 private. The largest by enrollment include TUT, Middle Tennessee State, and University of Memphis. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 60% and the median average net price is $14,494.
Institutions
143
indexed
Combined enrollment
356,047
students
Median grad rate
60%
reporting
Median net price
$14,494
reporting
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143 institutions
Page 2 of 3Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate
Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
66.6%
Enrollment
5,017
Net price
$25,610
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Private (for-profit)
Love Beauty School Inc
Manchester, Tennessee
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
75
Net price
$7,814
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Maryville College
Maryville, Tennessee
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
65.7%
Enrollment
1,136
Net price
$20,986
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Private (for-profit)
Massage Institute of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
29
Net price
$10,795
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Private (for-profit)
Master's Barber & Styling College
Old Hickory, Tennessee
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
$11,352
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PrivateHBCU
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,226
Net price
—
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Private
Memphis Theological Seminary
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
157
Net price
—
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
805
Net price
—
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Private
Mid-South Christian College
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
32
Net price
$11,881
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Private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc
Madison, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
319
Net price
—
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R2 ResearchPublic
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
68.0%
Enrollment
20,488
Net price
$12,599
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,462
Net price
$25,266
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate
Milligan University
Milligan, Tennessee
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
70.3%
Enrollment
1,240
Net price
$21,131
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Private (for-profit)
Mind Body Institute
Madison, Tennessee
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
29
Net price
$23,445
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Community CollegePublic
Motlow State Community College
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,980
Net price
$10,421
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Private (for-profit)
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design
Cookeville, Tennessee
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
20
Net price
$16,300
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Private (for-profit)
Nashville Film Institute
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
60
Net price
$23,818
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Community CollegePublic
Nashville State Community College
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
7,533
Net price
$6,283
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
North Central Institute
Clarksville, Tennessee
Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
61
Net price
$24,033
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Community CollegePublic
Northeast State Community College
Blountville, Tennessee
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
5,757
Net price
$5,959
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Private (for-profit)
Nossi College of Art and Design
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
43.3%
Enrollment
247
Net price
$23,591
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate
Omega Graduate School
Dayton, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
69
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville
Powder Springs, Tennessee
Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
87
Net price
$21,558
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
216
Net price
$20,861
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
201
Net price
$20,915
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Private (for-profit)
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville
Powder Springs, Tennessee
Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
237
Net price
$21,895
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Community CollegePublic
Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, Tennessee
Grad rate
31%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
9,399
Net price
$5,252
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Private
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
517
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Queen City College
Clarksville, Tennessee
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Remington College-Memphis Campus
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
80.8%
Enrollment
331
Net price
$25,499
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate
Remington College-Nashville Campus
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
61.7%
Enrollment
280
Net price
$27,789
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BaccalaureatePrivate
Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
49.7%
Enrollment
1,861
Net price
$25,060
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Private
Richmont Graduate University
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
329
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Roane State Community College
Harriman, Tennessee
Grad rate
36%
Admit rate
99.6%
Enrollment
5,002
Net price
$6,017
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Private (for-profit)
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City
Johnson City, Tennessee
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
87
Net price
$22,176
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Private (for-profit)
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
75
Net price
$22,028
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Private (for-profit)
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,712
Net price
$21,299
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Private (for-profit)
Sandra Academy of Salon Services
New Tazewell, Tennessee
Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
117
Net price
$7,494
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)
South College
Knoxville, Tennessee
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
11,557
Net price
$17,182
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivateHSI
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
66.6%
Enrollment
3,229
Net price
$24,334
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Private
Southern College of Optometry
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
530
Net price
—
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Community CollegePublic
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
7,004
Net price
$4,588
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Private (for-profit)
Strayer University-Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
1,965
Net price
$18,466
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Private (for-profit)
Studio 75 Hair Academy
Millington, Tennessee
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
14
Net price
—
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Private (for-profit)
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
22
Net price
$1,124
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Private (for-profit)
TC Beauty
Johnson City, Tennessee
Grad rate
88%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
100
Net price
$12,559
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Public
TCAT Athens
Athens, Tennessee
Grad rate
95%
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
366
Net price
$3,720
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Public
Tennessee Board of Regents
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
—
Net price
—
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Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges and universities are in Tennessee?
- Tennessee has 143 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 356,047 students.
- What are the largest universities in Tennessee?
- By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Tennessee are TUT, Middle Tennessee State, University of Memphis, East Tennessee State, and Vanderbilt.
- What is the average graduation rate and net price in Tennessee?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 60%, and the median average net price is $14,494. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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