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Tennessee Colleges by the Numbers

45 college profiles in our Tennessee directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.

State overview and medians

Tennessee's ten-year earnings benchmark of $48,382 sits 10% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Tennessee, 10 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 7 reported not considering them. 6 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Tennessee has 45 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville at 30,418 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.

Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Vanderbilt University at 5.9% admitted; the highest is at John A Gupton College at 100%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $8,616 at the cheapest campus to $67,498 at the most expensive — a $58,882 spread inside Tennessee alone.

Each Tennessee profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Tennessee schools.

Tennessee medians

Acceptance rate	Tuition (in-state)	Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry	6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants
69.3%	$21,400	$48,382	50.9%

Medians across 44 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Tennessee; the directory below lists 45 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.

All Tennessee colleges in our data

Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.

College	City	Acceptance	SAT section sums / ACT	Tuition	Undergrads	Annual earnings, 10 years after entry
American Baptist College	Nashville	—	—	$13,604	46	$41,216
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	96.4%	843–1126	$9,006	7,560	$44,301
Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	82%	ACT 17–22	$13,796	770	$72,529
Belmont University	Nashville	95.3%	1160–1350	$42,540	7,137	$55,930
Bethel University	McKenzie	60.2%	830–1120	$18,712	1,547	$47,482
Bryan College-Dayton	Dayton	—	—	$19,800	814	$54,434
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	90.4%	955–1215	$34,700	1,387	$48,382
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	86.7%	1020–1380	$38,420	905	$57,478
Cumberland University	Lebanon	67.3%	not considered	$27,840	2,104	$57,687
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	86.2%	980–1200	$10,472	10,004	$44,859
Fisk University	Nashville	37.4%	1140–1510	$25,858	1,035	$45,454
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	59.7%	952–1087	$25,620	1,212	$47,485
Herzing University-Nashville	Nashville	92.7%	not considered	$13,450	201	$36,909
John A Gupton College	Nashville	100%	ACT 18–23	$12,223	166	$46,902
Johnson University	Knoxville	65.1%	960–1110	$21,122	743	$40,596
King University	Bristol	99.7%	not considered	$36,194	908	$59,831
Lane College	Jackson	—	—	$11,790	736	$31,670
Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis	99.2%	not considered	$12,076	581	$35,594
Lee University	Cleveland	70.5%	1040–1230	$23,790	2,617	$43,222
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	62.6%	1000–1210	$26,938	1,572	$49,956
Lipscomb University	Nashville	67.7%	1160–1380	$40,572	2,997	$55,541
Maryville College	Maryville	60.9%	not considered	$39,284	1,005	$49,279
Mid-South Christian College	Memphis	—	—	$10,500	19	—
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	69.1%	1010–1230	$10,266	16,301	$48,541
Milligan University	Milligan	72.3%	1133–1268	$40,450	818	$46,641
Nossi College of Art and Design	Nashville	46.3%	not considered	$20,350	247	$35,113
Rhodes College	Memphis	50.4%	1300–1486	$57,110	1,836	$66,651
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	65.5%	1020–1300	$27,300	2,773	$53,723
Strayer University-Tennessee	Memphis	—	—	$13,920	1,784	$40,092
Tennessee State University	Nashville	70.1%	880–1050	$8,616	4,848	$42,730
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	76.1%	1048–1310	$11,376	8,698	$48,501
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	68.8%	ACT 19–23	$30,814	846	$45,989
The University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	86.7%	905–1110	$10,924	864	$38,924
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	81.1%	1013–1210	$10,448	10,074	$51,151
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	41.6%	1200–1370	$13,812	30,418	$60,249
The University of Tennessee-Martin	Martin	88.2%	970–1210	$10,560	4,866	$44,213
The University of the South	Sewanee	56.9%	1260–1390	$56,120	1,607	$64,911
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	69.4%	980–1235	$31,300	1,737	$49,378
Tusculum University	Greeneville	72.2%	not considered	$29,250	785	$44,367
Union University	Jackson	60.4%	1160–1390	$40,025	1,607	$53,990
University of Memphis	Memphis	72%	915–1180	$10,728	12,701	$48,458
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	5.9%	1500–1570	$67,498	7,208	$91,565
Visible Music College	Memphis	28%	ACT 19–30	$22,000	79	$35,933
Welch College	Gallatin	—	—	$21,400	226	$42,198
Williamson Christian College	Franklin	—	—	$16,090	41	$37,474

Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.