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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 $15,253.

Institutions
143
indexed
Combined enrollment
356,047
students
Median grad rate
60%
reporting
Median net price
$15,253
reporting
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How the 143 institutions in Tennessee break down

Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.

By control
Public
49
34% of all
State and locally governed
Private
94
66% of all
44 nonprofit · 50 for-profit
By level
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
Certificate programs

4 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.

143 institutions

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Private (for-profit)

Academy of Allied Health Careers

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
194
Net price
$12,410
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Private (for-profit)

Allied Health Careers Institute

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
26
Net price
$11,456
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

American Baptist College

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
46
Net price
$9,216
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Private (for-profit)

Arnolds Beauty School

Milan, Tennessee

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
63
Net price
$18,139
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
96.4%
Enrollment
10,439
Net price
$9,735
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Private (for-profit)

Austin's Beauty College Inc

Clarksville, Tennessee

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
101
Net price
$9,989
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Private (nonprofit)

Baptist Health Sciences University

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
82.0%
Enrollment
891
Net price
$11,212
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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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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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Private (nonprofit)

Brillare Beauty Institute

Cleveland, Tennessee

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
265
Net price
$17,894
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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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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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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
12%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
252
Net price
$33,625
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Community CollegePublic

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
26%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
7,623
Net price
$5,283
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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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Community CollegePublic

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, Tennessee

Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
3,282
Net price
$6,384
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Community CollegePublic

Columbia State Community College

Columbia, Tennessee

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,712
Net price
$4,734
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Concorde Career College - Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
95.1%
Enrollment
517
Net price
$24,563
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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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Community CollegePublic

Dyersburg State Community College

Dyersburg, Tennessee

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,296
Net price
$4,612
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R2 ResearchPublic

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
86.2%
Enrollment
13,728
Net price
$15,983
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Private (for-profit)

Elite College of Cosmetology

Lexington, Tennessee

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
53
Net price
$11,041
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - E Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
156
Net price
$15,771
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Jackson

Jackson, Tennessee

Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
73
Net price
$15,253
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Nashville

Brentwood, Tennessee

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
111
Net price
$14,834
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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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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis Institute - Cookeville

Cookeville, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
334
Net price
$23,582
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis Institute - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
393
Net price
$29,039
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Private (for-profit)

Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology

Franklin, Tennessee

Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
116
Net price
$22,321
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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)

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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Private (for-profit)

Genesis Career College - Cookeville

Cookeville, Tennessee

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
300
Net price
$12,321
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Private (for-profit)

Genesis Career College - Lebanon

Lebanon, Tennessee

Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
96
Net price
$15,107
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Private (for-profit)

Gould's Academy

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
148
Net price
$11,001
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Private (for-profit)

Gould's Academy

Bartlett, Tennessee

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
135
Net price
$19,261
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Private (for-profit)

Health - Tech Institute of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
8
Net price
Not reported
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Private (nonprofit)

Herzing University - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
92.7%
Enrollment
201
Net price
$20,537
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Private (for-profit)

Image Maker Beauty Institute

Hendersonville, Tennessee

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
74
Net price
$18,352
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Community CollegePublic

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee

Grad rate
26%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
3,518
Net price
$6,236
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Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & DesignPrivate (nonprofit)

John A Gupton College

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
166
Net price
$19,334
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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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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)HBCU

Lane College

Jackson, Tennessee

Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
48.5%
Enrollment
738
Net price
$10,904
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Private (for-profit)

Lawrenceburg Technical College

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
128
Net price
$9,581
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HBCU

Le Moyne - Owen College

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
99.2%
Enrollment
659
Net price
$7,099
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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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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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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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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 $15,253. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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