Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison
View the Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
Top 20 colleges in Tennessee | All colleges in Tennessee | |
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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 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $56,966 | $44,675 | 13,537 | 7% | 1,525 SAT 35 ACT |
8 to 1 |
2 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic, 4 yearsKnoxville, TN | $31,664 ($13,244) |
$10,035 | 30,559 | 75% | 1,255 SAT 28 ACT |
17 to 1 |
3 | Rhodes CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMemphis, TN | $50,910 | $32,184 | 1,875 | 57% | 1,410 SAT 30 ACT |
9 to 1 |
4 | Union UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsJackson, TN | $35,510 | $21,886 | 3,071 | 53% | 1,225 SAT 27 ACT |
10 to 1 |
5 | Lipscomb UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $35,752 | $29,268 | 4,884 | 74% | 1,185 SAT 26 ACT |
14 to 1 |
6 | Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsHenderson, TN | $23,300 | $14,179 | 2,188 | 88% | 1,090 SAT 24 ACT |
13 to 1 |
7 | The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic, 4 yearsChattanooga, TN | $25,966 ($9,848) |
$8,753 | 11,728 | 86% | 1,130 SAT 23 ACT |
18 to 1 |
8 | Bryan College-DaytonPrivate, 4 yearsDayton, TN | $17,360 | $19,201 | 1,412 | 51% | 1,118 SAT | 12 to 1 |
9 | Trevecca Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $26,898 | $14,910 | 3,968 | 78% | 1,147 SAT 23 ACT |
13 to 1 |
10 | Belmont UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNashville, TN | $38,430 | $17,051 | 8,204 | 88% | 1,245 SAT 27 ACT |
14 to 1 |
11 | Christian Brothers UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMemphis, TN | $34,820 | $27,646 | 1,918 | 97% | 1,155 SAT 22 ACT |
11 to 1 |
12 | Cumberland UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLebanon, TN | $25,412 | $11,573 | 2,704 | 58% | 1,005 SAT 21 ACT |
17 to 1 |
13 | Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic, 4 yearsCookeville, TN | $19,834 ($9,802) |
$7,613 | 10,177 | 79% | 1,150 SAT 25 ACT |
18 to 1 |
14 | Lincoln Memorial UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsHarrogate, TN | $24,210 | $16,836 | 4,885 | 70% | 1,110 SAT 22 ACT |
13 to 1 |
15 | Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4 yearsMurfreesboro, TN | $28,264 ($9,232) |
$7,637 | 22,080 | 68% | 1,110 SAT 23 ACT |
17 to 1 |
16 | King UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsBristol, TN | $32,838 | $14,981 | 1,746 | 66% | 1,080 SAT 21 ACT |
11 to 1 |
17 | University of MemphisPublic, 4 yearsMemphis, TN | $14,088 ($10,056) |
$7,591 | 22,205 | 95% | 1,095 SAT 23 ACT |
16 to 1 |
18 | Milligan UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsMilligan, TN | $36,140 | $24,047 | 1,338 | 60% | 1,093 SAT 25 ACT |
9 to 1 |
19 | The University of the SouthPrivate, 4 yearsSewanee, TN | $49,418 | $26,285 | 1,800 | 60% | 1,295 SAT 29 ACT |
10 to 1 |
20 | Fisk UniversityPrivate, 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 |