Colleges and universities in Tennessee
142 institutions in Tennessee, ordered by enrollment. Each page lists acceptance rate, tuition, graduation rate and location.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 36,304 · publicUniversity of Memphis 21,736 · publicMiddle Tennessee State University 20,183 · publicEast Tennessee State University 13,586 · publicVanderbilt University 13,456 · private nonprofitThe University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 11,380 · publicTennessee Technological University 10,117 · publicAustin Peay State University 9,945 · publicBelmont University 8,862 · private nonprofitPellissippi State Community College 8,710 · publicSouth College 8,234 · private for-profitTennessee State University 8,198 · publicSouthwest Tennessee Community College 6,980 · publicThe University of Tennessee-Martin 6,941 · publicNashville State Community College 6,608 · publicVolunteer State Community College 6,605 · publicChattanooga State Community College 6,601 · publicMotlow State Community College 6,060 · publicWalters State Community College 5,833 · publicLincoln Memorial University 5,805 · private nonprofitNortheast State Community College 5,474 · publicColumbia State Community College 5,115 · publicLipscomb University 5,047 · private nonprofitRoane State Community College 4,822 · publicLee University 3,680 · private nonprofitMiller-Motte College-Chattanooga 3,667 · private for-profitCleveland State Community College 3,254 · publicTrevecca Nazarene University 3,196 · private nonprofitSouthern Adventist University 3,154 · private nonprofitDyersburg State Community College 3,143 · publicThe University of Tennessee Health Science Center 3,121 · publicJackson State Community College 3,078 · publicCumberland University 3,072 · private nonprofitBethel University 2,974 · private nonprofitStrayer University-Tennessee 2,920 · private for-profitCarson-Newman University 2,735 · private nonprofitUnion University 2,674 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson 2,427 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest 2,302 · publicFreed-Hardeman University 2,294 · private nonprofitChristian Brothers University 2,043 · private nonprofitRhodes College 1,952 · private nonprofitSAE Institute of Technology-Nashville 1,800 · private for-profitThe University of the South 1,693 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis 1,691 · publicBryan College-Dayton 1,548 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald 1,506 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump 1,412 · publicKing University 1,295 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson 1,229 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville 1,206 · publicMilligan University 1,200 · private nonprofitTusculum University 1,200 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville 1,171 · publicMaryville College 1,147 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton 1,093 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston 1,093 · publicMeharry Medical College 1,083 · private nonprofitTennessee Wesleyan University 1,074 · private nonprofitLincoln College of Technology-Nashville 1,062 · private for-profitFisk University 1,005 · private nonprofitThe University of Tennessee Southern 978 · publicJohnson University 950 · private nonprofitLane College 822 · private nonprofitMeridian Institute of Surgical Assisting 788 · private for-profitGalen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus 763 · private for-profitBaptist Health Sciences University 755 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman 719 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown 714 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville 706 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski 705 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville 701 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville 656 · publicLe Moyne-Owen College 646 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro 630 · publicTennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville 544 · publicSouthern College of Optometry 525 · private nonprofitPentecostal Theological Seminary 501 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville 462 · publicWilliam R Moore College of Technology 461 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro 422 · publicConcorde Career College-Memphis 420 · private for-profitFortis Institute-Nashville 392 · private for-profitRemington College-Memphis Campus 391 · private nonprofitWelch College 389 · private nonprofitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens 365 · publicRichmont Graduate University 351 · private nonprofitTennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc 337 · private for-profitGenesis Career College-Cookeville 329 · private for-profitChattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers 311 · private for-profitMiddle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc 308 · private nonprofitFortis Institute-Cookeville 301 · private for-profitRemington College-Nashville Campus 279 · private nonprofitNossi College of Art and Design 278 · private for-profitTennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll 278 · publicPaul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville 266 · private for-profitBrillare Beauty Institute 259 · private nonprofitPaul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro 231 · private for-profitEmpire Beauty School-E Memphis 216 · private for-profitAcademy of Allied Health Careers 196 · private for-profitMemphis Theological Seminary 195 · private nonprofitPaul Mitchell the School-Memphis 189 · private for-profitVisible Music College 182 · private nonprofitGould's Academy 177 · private for-profitTennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie 170 · publicGould's Academy 164 · private for-profitJohn A Gupton College 160 · private nonprofitTC Beauty 139 · private for-profitQueen City College 127 · private for-profitEmpire Beauty School-Nashville 125 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Knoxville 113 · private for-profitAustin's Beauty College Inc 98 · private for-profitGenesis Career College-Lebanon 98 · private for-profitThe Hair Academy LLC 79 · private for-profitFranklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology 75 · private for-profitHerzing University-Nashville 75 · private nonprofitRoss Medical Education Center-Knoxville 75 · private for-profitSandra Academy of Salon Services 73 · private for-profitElite College of Cosmetology 68 · private for-profitRoss Medical Education Center-Johnson City 67 · private for-profit
About higher education in Tennessee
Tennessee has 142 institutions in this directory, from large public research universities to small private and for-profit colleges. In-state tuition is usually far lower at public institutions, while private colleges charge the same sticker price regardless of residence — though most students receive institutional aid that lowers the actual net price.