Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Tennessee Statistics

There are 198 colleges in Tennessee - 53 public and 145 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,916 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,794. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,156 and the average acceptance rate is 71% for Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison.

The 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.

2022-2023 Colleges In Tennessee Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Tennessee	All colleges in Tennessee
Number of Schools	20 schools (5 public, 15 private)	198 schools (53 public, 145 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$10,712 (in-state) $33,434 (out-of-state)	$5,933 (in-state) $16,916 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,709 (in-state) $21,296 (out-of-state)	$11,434 (in-state) $19,794 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$20,217	$7,910
Test Scores	1,223 SAT, 25 ACT	1,156 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate	69.57%	71.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	27.32%	35.05%
Population	151,530	337,243
Undergraduate	115,812	283,980
Graduate	35,718	53,263
Graduation Rate	62.70%	54.95%
Transfer-out Rate	18.82%	19.96%
Students to Faculty Ratio	12.85 to 1	15.03 to 1

Top Colleges In Tennessee Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Tennessee for academic year 2022-2023. Vanderbilt University ranked top in the Tennessee Best Colleges Comparison and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Rhodes College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $33,434 for undergraduate programs $21,296 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Tennessee is 1,223 and the acceptance rate is 69.57%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.85 to 1 for top colleges in Tennessee. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 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	$63,946	$49,056	13,710	7%	1,530 SAT 35 ACT	7 to 1
2	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Request Info Public, 4-yearsKnoxville, TN	$31,974 ($13,484)	$11,518	33,805	68%	1,240 SAT 28 ACT	18 to 1
3	Rhodes College Request Info Private, 4-yearsMemphis, TN	$54,892	$35,050	2,008	54%	1,400 SAT 30 ACT	9 to 1
4	Union University Request Info Private, 4-yearsJackson, TN	$38,450	$22,725	2,731	53%	1,230 SAT 27 ACT	8 to 1
5	Lipscomb University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNashville, TN	$38,824	$22,046	4,704	71%	1,230 SAT 27 ACT	13 to 1
6	Freed-Hardeman University Request Info Private, 4-yearsHenderson, TN	$25,000	$13,817	2,330	91%	1,110 SAT 23 ACT	13 to 1
7	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Request Info Public, 4-yearsChattanooga, TN	$18,208 ($10,144)	$9,159	11,283	83%	1,100 SAT 23 ACT	16 to 1
8	Bryan College-Dayton Request Info Private, 4-yearsDayton, TN	$18,900	$16,565	1,656	-	-	13 to 1
9	Trevecca Nazarene University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNashville, TN	$29,790	$17,414	3,327	71%	1,150 SAT 21 ACT	22 to 1
10	Belmont University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNashville, TN	$41,320	$20,411	8,910	96%	1,230 SAT 27 ACT	12 to 1
11	Christian Brothers University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMemphis, TN	$37,300	$30,271	1,934	87%	- 23 ACT	9 to 1
12	Cumberland University Request Info Private, 4-yearsLebanon, TN	$27,840	$17,310	2,588	66%	-	16 to 1
13	Tennessee Technological University Request Info Public, 4-yearsCookeville, TN	$20,116 ($10,084)	$9,243	9,902	78%	- 24 ACT	18 to 1
14	Lincoln Memorial University Request Info Private, 4-yearsHarrogate, TN	$26,150	$17,191	5,418	78%	1,110 SAT 20 ACT	8 to 1
15	Middle Tennessee State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsMurfreesboro, TN	$29,042 ($9,506)	$7,941	20,086	73%	1,120 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
16	King University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBristol, TN	$34,800	$16,929	1,357	61%	-	11 to 1
17	University of Memphis Request Info Public, 4-yearsMemphis, TN	$14,784 ($10,344)	$8,469	21,917	95%	1,090 SAT 21 ACT	17 to 1
18	Milligan University Request Info Private, 4-yearsMilligan, TN	$39,350	$27,317	1,105	67%	- 24 ACT	9 to 1
19	The University of the South Request Info Private, 4-yearsSewanee, TN	$53,698	$32,824	1,704	52%	1,315 SAT 30 ACT	10 to 1
20	Fisk University Request Info Private, 4-yearsNashville, TN	$24,298	$19,074	1,055	71%	1,269 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
	Average	$33,434 ($10,712)	$20,217	151,530	69.57%	1,223 SAT 25.1176 ACT	12.85 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.