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Colleges in Tennessee: Complete List & Stats (2024)

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

2024 College Scorecard data · Updated 2026

143
Colleges
$19,138
Avg Tuition
73%
Avg Accept Rate
$40,667
Avg Earnings (10yr)

Tennessee is home to 143 colleges and universities, ranging from 47 public institutions to 96 private colleges. Average in-state tuition is $19,138, with costs ranging from $4,730 to $67,498. Graduates from Tennessee colleges earn a median of $40,667 ten years after enrollment.The average acceptance rate across Tennessee institutions is 73%.

Most Affordable
Nashville State Community College
$4,730
Highest Earnings
Vanderbilt University
$91,565
Best Graduation Rate
Vanderbilt University
93%

All 143 Colleges in Tennessee

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P 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
American Baptist College Nashville $13,604 N/A $41,216
Arnolds Beauty School Milan N/A N/A $27,828
Austin Peay State University Clarksville $9,006 96% $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 $13,796 82% $72,529
Belmont University Nashville $42,540 95% $55,930
Bethel University McKenzie $18,712 60% $47,482
Brillare Beauty Institute Cleveland N/A N/A $24,728
Bryan College-Dayton Dayton $19,800 N/A $54,434

C

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City $34,700 90% $48,382
Casa Loma College - Nashville Nashville N/A N/A $49,854
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers Chattanooga $12,709 N/A $25,954
Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga $4,772 N/A $37,598
Christian Brothers University Memphis $38,420 87% $57,478
Cleveland State Community College Cleveland $4,762 N/A $36,671
Columbia State Community College Columbia $5,296 N/A $40,256
Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis N/A 95% $31,599
Cumberland University Lebanon $27,840 67% $57,687

D

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg $4,758 N/A $36,132

E

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
East Tennessee State University Johnson City $10,472 86% $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 $25,858 37% $45,454
Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville $15,120 N/A $34,509
Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville $15,627 N/A $32,886
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology Franklin N/A N/A N/A
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson $25,620 60% $47,485

G

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Nashville $17,048 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)
Health-Tech Institute of Memphis Memphis N/A N/A N/A
Herzing University-Nashville Nashville $13,450 93% $36,909

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 $4,740 N/A $35,224
Jersey College - Cleveland Cleveland N/A N/A $66,087
Jersey College - Knoxville Knoxville N/A N/A $66,087
John A Gupton College Nashville $12,223 100% $46,902
Johnson University Knoxville $21,122 65% $40,596

K

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
King University Bristol $36,194 100% $59,831

L

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Lane College Jackson $11,790 N/A $31,670
Lawrenceburg Technical College Lawrenceburg N/A N/A $25,089
Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis $12,076 99% $35,594
Lee University Cleveland $23,790 71% $43,222
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville N/A N/A $46,396
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate $26,938 63% $49,956
Lipscomb University Nashville $40,572 68% $55,541
Love Beauty School Inc Manchester N/A N/A $18,056

M

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Maryville College Maryville $39,284 61% $49,279
Massage Institute of Memphis Memphis 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 $10,500 100% N/A
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison N/A N/A N/A
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro $10,266 69% $48,541
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga N/A N/A $31,102
Milligan University Milligan $40,450 72% $46,641
Mind Body Institute Madison N/A N/A N/A
Motlow State Community College Tullahoma $4,738 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 $4,730 N/A $38,519
North Central Institute Clarksville N/A N/A $55,027
Northeast State Community College Blountville $4,782 N/A $34,553
Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville $20,350 46% $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-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 Powder Springs N/A N/A $30,461
Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville $4,786 N/A $38,440
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland N/A N/A N/A

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-Memphis Campus Memphis $17,083 N/A $31,349
Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville $16,258 N/A $31,349
Rhodes College Memphis $57,110 50% $66,651
Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga N/A N/A N/A
Roane State Community College Harriman $4,998 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 $17,514 N/A $39,544
Sandra Academy of Salon Services New Tazewell N/A N/A N/A
South College Knoxville $18,535 N/A $36,642
South College-Nashville Nashville $18,535 N/A $36,642
Southern Adventist University Collegedale $27,300 66% $53,723
Southern College of Optometry Memphis N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis $4,778 N/A $34,071
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus Memphis $13,920 N/A $40,092
Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis $13,920 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)
TC Beauty Johnson City N/A N/A $21,153
TCAT Athens Athens N/A N/A $40,540
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-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 LaFollette 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-Shelbyville Shelbyville N/A N/A $38,700
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville N/A N/A $35,551
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc Knoxville N/A N/A $19,913
Tennessee State University Nashville $8,616 70% $42,730
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville $11,376 76% $48,501
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens $30,814 69% $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 $10,924 87% $38,924
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga $10,448 81% $51,151
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville $13,812 42% $60,249
The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin $10,560 88% $44,213
The University of the South Sewanee $56,120 57% $64,911
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville $31,300 69% $49,378
Tusculum University Greeneville $29,250 72% $44,367

U

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Union University Jackson $40,025 60% $53,990
University of Memphis Memphis $10,728 72% $48,458

V

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Vanderbilt University Nashville $67,498 6% $91,565
Vibe Barber College Memphis N/A N/A N/A
Volunteer State Community College Gallatin $4,756 N/A $41,150

W

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Walters State Community College Morristown $4,752 N/A $37,085
Welch College Gallatin $21,400 N/A $42,198
William R Moore College of Technology Memphis $9,723 N/A $32,194
Williamson Christian College Franklin $16,090 N/A $37,474

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges are in Tennessee?
There are 143 colleges and universities in Tennessee, including 47 public and 96 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 $19,138. Tuition ranges from $4,730 to $67,498 depending on the institution.
How much do Tennessee college graduates earn?
Graduates from Tennessee colleges earn an average median salary of $40,667 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 73%. 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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