Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Tennessee

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Tennessee, ranked by median federal student debt. Debt among federal borrowers; excludes private borrowing. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 37 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$14,0006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 2Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$15,65076%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 3Cumberland UniversityLebanon, Tennessee$17,95267%—$19k$58k46%2,104378 mi 4Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee$18,74469%1091$17k$49k53%1,737380 mi 5East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$19,44286%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 6The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee$19,50081%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 7Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee$19,50068%1256$25k$56k72%2,997378 mi 8Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$20,00069%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 9Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, Tennessee$20,00063%1092$20k$50k50%1,572321 mi 10Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, Tennessee$20,00069%1090$15k$46k48%846294 mi 11The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$20,50042%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 12Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee$20,50095%1280$33k$56k71%7,137380 mi 13Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$20,54796%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 14Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee$20,71460%1256$27k$54k66%1,607345 mi 15The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee$21,02488%1120$11k$44k53%4,866375 mi 16Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee$21,50090%1117$20k$48k53%1,387290 mi 17Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, Tennessee$21,50060%1109$22k$47k71%1,212327 mi 18The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, Tennessee$21,50087%1083$13k$39k37%864314 mi 19Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee$21,50065%1078$22k$41k57%743287 mi 20Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee$21,76150%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 21King UniversityBristol, Tennessee$22,750100%—$22k$60k48%908272 mi 22The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee$22,85557%1344$28k$65k80%1,607324 mi 23Bryan College-DaytonDayton, Tennessee$23,000——$21k$54k50%814313 mi 24Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, Tennessee$23,25072%—$21k$44k25%785274 mi 25University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee$23,30072%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 26Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee$24,50066%1129$24k$54k49%2,773297 mi 27Milligan UniversityMilligan, Tennessee$25,21972%1189$21k$47k63%818264 mi 28Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee$25,37561%—$19k$49k50%1,005284 mi 29Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee$25,75071%1145$19k$43k63%2,617293 mi 30Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee$27,00070%1000$16k$43k34%4,848378 mi 31Fisk UniversityNashville, Tennessee$27,00037%1200$32k$45k30%1,035378 mi 32Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee$27,00087%1098$10k$57k55%905324 mi 33Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee$27,24960%972$13k$47k35%1,547374 mi 34Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, Tennessee$28,07099%—$7k$36k27%581324 mi 35Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, Tennessee$29,50082%1050$11k$73k40%770325 mi 36Lane CollegeJackson, Tennessee$30,500——$11k$32k18%736341 mi 37Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee$40,621——$12k$40k0%1,784319 mi

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