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5,994
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401
programs
648
occupations
Tennessee · Private

94 institutions

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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
5.9%
Enrollment
13,575
Net price
$15,846
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (for-profit)

South College

Knoxville, Tennessee

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
11,557
Net price
$17,858
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
95.3%
Enrollment
8,803
Net price
$33,147
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
62.6%
Enrollment
6,081
Net price
$20,406
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
67.7%
Enrollment
5,017
Net price
$24,739
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

Miller - Motte College - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
4,462
Net price
$23,958
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
70.5%
Enrollment
3,714
Net price
$18,878
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
67.3%
Enrollment
3,457
Net price
$18,759
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
65.5%
Enrollment
3,229
Net price
$24,345
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
69.4%
Enrollment
3,195
Net price
$16,813
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee

Grad rate
35%
Admit rate
60.2%
Enrollment
2,936
Net price
$12,595
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
60.4%
Enrollment
2,713
Net price
$27,171
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
90.5%
Enrollment
2,669
Net price
$20,251
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Freed - Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
59.7%
Enrollment
2,306
Net price
$21,574
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Private (for-profit)

Strayer University - Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,965
Net price
$11,645
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
50.3%
Enrollment
1,861
Net price
$28,585
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
86.7%
Enrollment
1,772
Net price
$9,854
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
56.9%
Enrollment
1,724
Net price
$27,872
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Private (for-profit)

SAE Institute of Technology - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,712
Net price
$24,700
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
51.0%
Enrollment
1,701
Net price
$20,614
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Milligan University

Milligan, Tennessee

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
72.3%
Enrollment
1,240
Net price
$21,365
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Private (nonprofit)HBCU

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
1,226
Net price
Grad-only
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Tennessee Wesleyan University

Athens, Tennessee

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
68.8%
Enrollment
1,198
Net price
$14,836
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

King University

Bristol, Tennessee

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
99.7%
Enrollment
1,157
Net price
$22,347
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
60.9%
Enrollment
1,136
Net price
$19,360
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Tusculum University

Greeneville, Tennessee

Grad rate
25%
Admit rate
72.2%
Enrollment
1,103
Net price
$21,131
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

Fisk University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
37.4%
Enrollment
1,059
Net price
$32,020
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Private (for-profit)

Galen Health Institutes - Nashville Campus

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
1,027
Net price
$27,267
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
65.1%
Enrollment
978
Net price
$22,063
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
967
Net price
$32,544
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How the 143 institutions in Tennessee break down

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Public
49
34% of all
State and locally governed
Private
94
66% of all
44 nonprofit · 50 for-profit
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4-year
58
41% of all
Bachelor's and above
2-year
48
34% of all
Associate degrees
Less-than-2-year
33
23% of all
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