Colleges in Tennessee: Complete List & Stats (2024)

148 colleges and universities with tuition, admissions, and earnings data

2024 College Scorecard data · Updated 2026

148

Colleges

$18,068

Avg Tuition

72%

Avg Accept Rate

$39,892

Avg Earnings (10yr)

Tennessee is home to 148 colleges and universities, ranging from 49 public institutions to 99 private colleges. Average in-state tuition is $18,068, with costs ranging from $4,372 to $60,348. Graduates from Tennessee colleges earn a median of $39,892 ten years after enrollment.The average acceptance rate across Tennessee institutions is 72%.

Most Affordable

Nashville State Community College

$4,372

Highest Earnings

Vanderbilt University

$91,565

Best Graduation Rate

Vanderbilt University

93%

All 148 Colleges in Tennessee

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

A

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Academy of Allied Health Careers	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	N/A
Allied Health Careers Institute	Murfreesboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Baptist College	Nashville	$12,474	N/A	$41,216
Arnolds Beauty School	Milan	N/A	N/A	$27,828
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	$8,431	94%	$44,301
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center	Antioch	N/A	N/A	N/A
Austin's Beauty College Inc	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	N/A

B

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	$13,078	41%	$72,529
Belmont University	Nashville	$39,850	96%	$55,930
Bethel University	McKenzie	$17,482	89%	$47,482
Brillare Beauty Institute	Cleveland	N/A	N/A	$24,728
Bryan College-Dayton	Dayton	$17,900	N/A	$54,434

C

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Career Beauty College	Lawrenceburg	N/A	N/A	$25,089
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	$33,000	80%	$48,382
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers	Chattanooga	$10,690	N/A	$25,954
Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	$4,430	N/A	$37,598
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	$35,520	87%	$57,478
Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	$4,400	N/A	$36,671
Columbia State Community College	Columbia	$4,666	N/A	$40,256
Concorde Career College-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	95%	$31,599
Cumberland University	Lebanon	$26,400	66%	$57,687

D

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	$4,410	N/A	$36,132

E

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	$9,674	85%	$44,859
Elite College of Cosmetology	Lexington	N/A	N/A	$21,197
Empire Beauty School-E Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	$22,377
Empire Beauty School-Jackson	Jackson	N/A	N/A	$24,397
Empire Beauty School-Nashville	Brentwood	N/A	N/A	$23,921

F

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Fisk University	Nashville	$23,578	71%	$45,454
Fortis Institute-Cookeville	Cookeville	$16,237	N/A	$34,509
Fortis Institute-Nashville	Nashville	$16,035	N/A	$32,886
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology	Franklin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	$24,300	91%	$47,485

G

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus	Nashville	$17,700	N/A	$61,480
Genesis Career College-Cookeville	Cookeville	N/A	N/A	$22,652
Genesis Career College-Lebanon	Lebanon	N/A	N/A	$24,977
Gould's Academy	Bartlett	N/A	N/A	N/A

H

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Harding School of Theology	Memphis	N/A	N/A	$52,876
Health-Tech Institute of Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A

I

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Image Maker Beauty Institute	Hendersonville	N/A	N/A	N/A

J

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Jackson State Community College	Jackson	$4,618	N/A	$35,224
Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology	Johnson City	N/A	N/A	$21,153
John A Gupton College	Nashville	$11,735	61%	$46,902
Johnson University	Knoxville	$19,274	63%	$40,596

K

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
King University	Bristol	$33,784	61%	$59,831

L

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Lane College	Jackson	$11,790	N/A	$31,670
Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis	$12,076	100%	$35,594
Lee University	Cleveland	$21,730	73%	$43,222
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	$46,396
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	$25,180	78%	$49,956
Lipscomb University	Nashville	$37,152	71%	$55,541
Love Beauty School Inc	Manchester	N/A	N/A	$18,056

M

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Maryville College	Maryville	$37,758	70%	$49,279
Massage Institute of Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
Master's Barber & Styling College	Old Hickory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meharry Medical College	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
Memphis Theological Seminary	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	Nashville	N/A	N/A	$62,978
Mid-South Christian College	Memphis	$11,905	100%	N/A
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc	Madison	N/A	N/A	N/A
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	$9,232	73%	$48,541
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	$31,102
Milligan University	Milligan	$37,550	67%	$46,641
Mind Body Institute	Madison	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma	$4,416	N/A	$40,397
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design	Cookeville	N/A	N/A	$23,696

N

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Nashville Film Institute	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nashville State Community College	Nashville	$4,372	N/A	$38,519
North Central Institute	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	$55,027
Northeast State Community College	Blountville	$4,422	N/A	$34,553
Nossi College of Art	Nashville	$19,150	57%	$35,113

O

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Omega Graduate School	Dayton	N/A	N/A	N/A

P

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Paul Mitchell the School-Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	$26,260
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	$25,306
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	N/A	N/A	$30,461
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville	Hendersonville	N/A	N/A	$30,461
Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville	$4,456	N/A	$38,440
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	N/A	N/A	N/A

Q

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Queen City College	Clarksville	N/A	N/A	$26,401

R

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
Remington College-Knoxville	Knoxville	$15,564	N/A	$31,349
Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis	$19,964	N/A	$31,349
Remington College-Nashville Campus	Nashville	$21,147	N/A	$31,349
Rhodes College	Memphis	$52,310	54%	$66,651
Richmont Graduate University	Chattanooga	N/A	N/A	N/A
Roane State Community College	Harriman	$4,724	N/A	$39,407
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City	Johnson City	N/A	N/A	$33,079
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	$30,072

S

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville	Nashville	$17,027	N/A	$39,544
Sandra Academy of Salon Services	New Tazewell	N/A	N/A	N/A
South College	Knoxville	$17,335	N/A	$36,642
South College-Nashville	Nashville	$17,335	N/A	$36,642
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	$23,870	66%	$53,723
Southern College of Optometry	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Tennessee Community College	Memphis	$4,430	N/A	$34,071
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus	Memphis	$13,515	N/A	$40,092
Strayer University-Tennessee	Memphis	$13,515	N/A	$40,092
Studio 75 Hair Academy	Millington	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology	Sweetwater	N/A	N/A	N/A

T

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	$38,955
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest	Newbern	N/A	N/A	$38,514
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens	Athens	N/A	N/A	$40,540
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington	Covington	N/A	N/A	$39,131
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville	Crossville	N/A	N/A	$35,551
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump	Crump	N/A	N/A	$30,796
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson	Dickson	N/A	N/A	$36,829
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Elizabethton	N/A	N/A	$35,069
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman	Harriman	N/A	N/A	$31,591
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville	Hartsville	N/A	N/A	$40,469
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll	Paris	N/A	N/A	$29,074
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald	Hohenwald	N/A	N/A	$36,106
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	Jacksboro	N/A	N/A	$36,449
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	N/A	N/A	$38,383
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	$37,235
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston	Livingston	N/A	N/A	$33,497
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie	McKenzie	N/A	N/A	$36,720
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville	McMinnville	N/A	N/A	$40,322
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	Memphis	N/A	N/A	$31,192
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown	Morristown	N/A	N/A	$38,837
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	N/A	N/A	$40,869
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville	Huntsville	N/A	N/A	$31,949
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski	Pulaski	N/A	N/A	$40,368
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley	Ripley	N/A	N/A	$35,272
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville	Shelbyville	N/A	N/A	$38,700
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc	Knoxville	N/A	N/A	$19,913
Tennessee State University	Nashville	$8,336	N/A	$42,730
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	$9,802	78%	$48,501
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	$27,350	61%	$45,989
The Hair Academy LLC	Fayetteville	N/A	N/A	$22,193
The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville	Nashville	N/A	N/A	N/A
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	N/A	N/A	$66,318
The University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	$10,200	80%	$38,924
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	$9,848	83%	$51,151
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	$13,244	68%	$60,249
The University of Tennessee-Martin	Martin	$9,912	88%	$44,213
The University of the South	Sewanee	$51,146	52%	$64,911
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	$28,200	71%	$49,378
Tusculum University	Greeneville	$27,208	81%	$44,367

U

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Union University	Jackson	$36,880	53%	$53,990
University of Memphis	Memphis	$10,056	95%	$48,458

V

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	$60,348	7%	$91,565
Vibe Barber College	Memphis	N/A	N/A	N/A
Visible Music College	Memphis	$20,000	20%	$35,933
Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	$4,404	N/A	$41,150

W

College	City	Tuition	Accept Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Walters State Community College	Morristown	$4,399	N/A	$37,085
Welch College	Gallatin	$20,170	N/A	$42,198
William R Moore College of Technology	Memphis	$9,678	N/A	$32,194
Williamson Christian College	Franklin	$13,940	N/A	$37,474

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges are in Tennessee?

There are 148 colleges and universities in Tennessee, including 49 public and 99 private institutions, according to 2024 College Scorecard data.

What is the average college tuition in Tennessee?

The average in-state tuition across Tennessee colleges is $18,068. Tuition ranges from $4,372 to $60,348 depending on the institution.

How much do Tennessee college graduates earn?

Graduates from Tennessee colleges earn an average median salary of $39,892 ten years after enrollment, based on 2024 College Scorecard data.

What is the average acceptance rate in Tennessee?

The average acceptance rate across Tennessee colleges is 72%. Rates vary widely from highly selective institutions to open-admission colleges.

Data Source & Methodology

College data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024 data). Includes tuition, admissions, graduation rates, and post-graduation earnings for federally funded institutions.

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