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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.

58 institutions4-year · of 143

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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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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 (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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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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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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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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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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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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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 (nonprofit)

Herzing University - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
92.7%
Enrollment
201
Net price
$20,537
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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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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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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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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
60.9%
Enrollment
1,136
Net price
$19,360
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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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Private (nonprofit)

Memphis Theological Seminary

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
157
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

Mid - South Christian College

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
32
Net price
$10,172
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Private (nonprofit)

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc

Madison, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
319
Net price
Grad-only
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R2 ResearchPublic

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
69.1%
Enrollment
20,488
Net price
$13,359
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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)

Milligan University

Milligan, Tennessee

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
72.3%
Enrollment
1,240
Net price
$21,365
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Private (for-profit)

Nossi College of Art and Design

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
46.3%
Enrollment
247
Net price
$24,044
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Omega Graduate School

Dayton, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
69
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Cleveland, Tennessee

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
517
Net price
No freshman cohort
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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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Private (nonprofit)

Richmont Graduate University

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
329
Net price
Grad-only
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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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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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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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Private (nonprofit)

Southern College of Optometry

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
530
Net price
Grad-only
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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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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
70.1%
Enrollment
6,310
Net price
$15,796
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R2 ResearchPublic

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
76.1%
Enrollment
10,511
Net price
$14,246
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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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Public

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
3,101
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePublic

The University of Tennessee Southern

Pulaski, Tennessee

Grad rate
37%
Admit rate
86.7%
Enrollment
1,046
Net price
$12,798
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Public

The University of Tennessee System Office

Knoxville, Tennessee

Grad rate
Admin office
Admit rate
Admin office
Enrollment
—
Net price
Admin office
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
81.1%
Enrollment
11,775
Net price
$14,265
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R1 ResearchPublicLand-grant

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
41.6%
Enrollment
38,728
Net price
$18,976
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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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