Tennessee Colleges

39 colleges in Tennessee report verified cost and acceptance-rate data. The average cost of attendance across these schools is $39,043 per year, with an average acceptance rate of 71%. The most affordable option is Le Moyne-Owen College at $19,001 per year, while Vanderbilt University is the highest-cost school on this list at $89,590 per year. Use the table below to compare Tennessee colleges side by side before you apply.

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All Tennessee colleges with cost and acceptance data

SchoolLocationTypeCost of attendanceAcceptance rate
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TNprivate$19,00199%
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TNprivate$19,201100%
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TNprivate$22,22782%
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNpublic$22,23396%
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TNpublic$23,07988%
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TNpublic$24,28969%
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TNpublic$24,75087%
University of MemphisMemphis, TNpublic$25,16972%
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNpublic$25,48981%
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TNpublic$25,63770%
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TNpublic$25,66376%
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNpublic$27,04286%
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TNprivate$27,71046%
John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TNcommunity$28,125100%
Herzing University-NashvilleNashville, TNprivate$28,41493%
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TNprivate$31,20360%
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TNprivate$31,82028%
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNpublic$33,67842%
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TNprivate$34,24465%
Lee UniversityCleveland, TNprivate$35,68871%
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TNprivate$38,31560%
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TNprivate$38,61866%
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TNprivate$39,44069%
Fisk UniversityNashville, TNprivate$39,45037%
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TNprivate$41,53063%
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TNprivate$41,54869%
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TNprivate$43,35867%
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TNprivate$43,77672%
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TNprivate$48,03887%
King UniversityBristol, TNprivate$49,004100%
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TNprivate$49,02490%
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TNprivate$52,51172%
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TNprivate$54,62261%
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TNprivate$55,11768%
Union UniversityJackson, TNprivate$58,36360%
Belmont UniversityNashville, TNprivate$62,57095%
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TNprivate$71,13650%
The University of the SouthSewanee, TNprivate$71,98657%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNprivate$89,5906%

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