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Four-year colleges in Tennessee
40 four-year colleges (10 public) with 155,957 undergraduates in total. Sorted by size; click any column to re-sort.
median net price $18,314median graduation 53%median earnings $52,702
40 colleges · click a column to sort
| College | Sector | Undergrads | Admit | Net price | Grad. | Earnings | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville | Public | 30,418 | 42% | $18,314 | 74% | $65,090 | $18,750 |
 Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro | Public | 16,301 | 69% | $12,562 | 54% | $52,702 | $18,057 |
 University of MemphisMemphis | Public | 12,701 | 72% | $12,192 | 53% | $52,227 | $22,750 |
 The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga | Public | 10,074 | 81% | $15,026 | 56% | $56,442 | $18,500 |
 East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City | Public | 10,004 | 86% | $14,208 | 55% | $48,646 | $18,636 |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville | Public | 8,698 | 76% | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 | $17,150 |
 Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville | Public | 7,560 | 96% | $9,049 | 42% | $48,900 | $19,570 |
 Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | Nonprofit | 7,208 | 5.9% | $15,497 | 93% | $99,080 | $15,000 |
| Belmont UniversityNashville | Nonprofit | 7,137 | 95% | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 | $20,500 |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin | Public | 4,866 | 88% | $10,211 | 51% | $48,116 | $19,500 |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville | Public | 4,848 | 70% | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 | $24,250 |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville | Nonprofit | 2,997 | 68% | $23,178 | 71% | $62,332 | $18,750 |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale | Nonprofit | 2,773 | 66% | $25,979 | 56% | $58,780 | $22,750 |
 Lee UniversityCleveland | Nonprofit | 2,617 | 70% | $21,034 | 62% | $47,741 | $26,000 |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon | Nonprofit | 2,104 | 67% | $15,965 | 44% | $66,885 | $16,750 |
 Rhodes CollegeMemphis | Nonprofit | 1,836 | 50% | $28,776 | 81% | $79,506 | $19,500 |
| Strayer University-TennesseeNashville | For-profit | 1,784 | — | — | 50% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
 Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville | Nonprofit | 1,737 | 69% | $19,828 | 51% | $56,862 | $19,500 |
 The University of the SouthSewanee | Nonprofit | 1,607 | 57% | $31,931 | 79% | $72,175 | $21,250 |
 Union UniversityJackson | Nonprofit | 1,607 | 60% | $22,995 | 75% | $58,910 | $22,500 |
 Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate | Nonprofit | 1,572 | 63% | $21,394 | 48% | $59,630 | $20,000 |
 Bethel UniversityMcKenzie | Nonprofit | 1,547 | 60% | $13,267 | 29% | $49,011 | $27,000 |
 Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City | Nonprofit | 1,387 | 90% | $18,130 | 54% | $51,756 | $21,500 |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson | Nonprofit | 1,212 | 60% | $22,036 | 73% | $48,969 | $21,500 |
| Fisk UniversityNashville | Nonprofit | 1,035 | 37% | $37,143 | 40% | $45,614 | $25,000 |
 Maryville CollegeMaryville | Nonprofit | 1,005 | 61% | $20,677 | 48% | $50,006 | $25,000 |
 King UniversityBristol | Nonprofit | 908 | 100% | $22,416 | 44% | $65,781 | $21,022 |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis | Nonprofit | 905 | 87% | $16,842 | 56% | $55,642 | $23,250 |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski | Public | 864 | 87% | $6,690 | 32% | $46,623 | $18,125 |
 Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens | Nonprofit | 846 | 69% | $14,965 | 49% | $53,474 | $20,000 |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan | Nonprofit | 818 | 72% | $20,000 | 62% | $57,255 | $24,549 |
 Bryan College-DaytonDayton | Nonprofit | 814 | — | $23,601 | 53% | $55,127 | $22,031 |
 Tusculum UniversityGreeneville | Nonprofit | 785 | 72% | $20,508 | 38% | $48,636 | $22,482 |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis | Nonprofit | 770 | 82% | $10,165 | 33% | $70,235 | $30,252 |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville | Nonprofit | 743 | 65% | $23,549 | 60% | $44,300 | $21,485 |
| Lane CollegeJackson | Nonprofit | 736 | — | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 | $20,776 |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis | Nonprofit | 581 | 99% | $6,993 | 24% | $41,221 | — |
| Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville | For-profit | 247 | 46% | $24,518 | 40% | $36,368 | $30,312 |
| Welch CollegeGallatin | Nonprofit | 226 | — | $17,090 | 55% | $44,636 | $17,547 |
 Visible Music CollegeMemphis | Nonprofit | 79 | 28% | $25,006 | 14% | — | $20,000 |
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard