Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Tennessee Statistics

There are 184 colleges in Tennessee - 52 public and 132 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,332 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,452. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,117 and the average acceptance rate is 71% for Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Tennessee. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Tennessee colleges at Tennessee Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Tennessee Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Tennessee	All colleges in Tennessee
Number of Schools	20 schools (5 public, 15 private)	184 schools (52 public, 132 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,436 (in-state) $31,534 (out-of-state)	$5,685 (in-state) $16,332 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,468 (in-state) $20,444 (out-of-state)	$11,363 (in-state) $19,452 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$18,243	$7,353
Test Scores	1,182 SAT, 25 ACT	1,117 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate	68.55%	71.30%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.95%	37.14%
Population	151,190	339,370
Undergraduate	116,323	286,845
Graduate	34,867	52,525
Graduation Rate	62.05%	56.52%
Transfer-out Rate	20.58%	18.91%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.20 to 1	15.07 to 1

Top Colleges In Tennessee Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2019-2020. Vanderbilt University ranked top in the Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Rhodes College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $31,534 for undergraduate programs $20,444 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Tennessee is 1,182 and the acceptance rate is 68.55%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.20 to 1 for top colleges in Tennessee. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Tennessee Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Vanderbilt University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$56,966	$44,675	13,537	7%	1,525 SAT 35 ACT	8 to 1
2	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Request Info Public, 4 yearsKnoxville, TN	$31,664 ($13,244)	$10,035	30,559	75%	1,255 SAT 28 ACT	17 to 1
3	Rhodes College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMemphis, TN	$50,910	$32,184	1,875	57%	1,410 SAT 30 ACT	9 to 1
4	Union University Request Info Private, 4 yearsJackson, TN	$35,510	$21,886	3,071	53%	1,225 SAT 27 ACT	10 to 1
5	Lipscomb University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$35,752	$29,268	4,884	74%	1,185 SAT 26 ACT	14 to 1
6	Freed-Hardeman University Request Info Private, 4 yearsHenderson, TN	$23,300	$14,179	2,188	88%	1,090 SAT 24 ACT	13 to 1
7	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Request Info Public, 4 yearsChattanooga, TN	$25,966 ($9,848)	$8,753	11,728	86%	1,130 SAT 23 ACT	18 to 1
8	Bryan College-Dayton Request Info Private, 4 yearsDayton, TN	$17,360	$19,201	1,412	51%	1,118 SAT	12 to 1
9	Trevecca Nazarene University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$26,898	$14,910	3,968	78%	1,147 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
10	Belmont University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$38,430	$17,051	8,204	88%	1,245 SAT 27 ACT	14 to 1
11	Christian Brothers University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMemphis, TN	$34,820	$27,646	1,918	97%	1,155 SAT 22 ACT	11 to 1
12	Cumberland University Request Info Private, 4 yearsLebanon, TN	$25,412	$11,573	2,704	58%	1,005 SAT 21 ACT	17 to 1
13	Tennessee Technological University Request Info Public, 4 yearsCookeville, TN	$19,834 ($9,802)	$7,613	10,177	79%	1,150 SAT 25 ACT	18 to 1
14	Lincoln Memorial University Request Info Private, 4 yearsHarrogate, TN	$24,210	$16,836	4,885	70%	1,110 SAT 22 ACT	13 to 1
15	Middle Tennessee State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsMurfreesboro, TN	$28,264 ($9,232)	$7,637	22,080	68%	1,110 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
16	King University Request Info Private, 4 yearsBristol, TN	$32,838	$14,981	1,746	66%	1,080 SAT 21 ACT	11 to 1
17	University of Memphis Request Info Public, 4 yearsMemphis, TN	$14,088 ($10,056)	$7,591	22,205	95%	1,095 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
18	Milligan University Request Info Private, 4 yearsMilligan, TN	$36,140	$24,047	1,338	60%	1,093 SAT 25 ACT	9 to 1
19	The University of the South Request Info Private, 4 yearsSewanee, TN	$49,418	$26,285	1,800	60%	1,295 SAT 29 ACT	10 to 1
20	Fisk University Request Info Private, 4 yearsNashville, TN	$22,906	$8,505	911	61%	1,210 SAT 23 ACT	14 to 1
	Average	$31,534 ($10,436)	$18,243	151,190	68.55%	1,182 SAT 25.1053 ACT	13.20 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.