Colleges in Tennessee

Search and filter all 136 degree-granting colleges and universities in Tennessee — by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach. 35 of them are community colleges.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 1 mi to Knoxville

Admission
42%
SAT
1311
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
74%
Students
30,418
To beach
294 mi

Middle Tennessee State University

Public

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Midsize city · 32 mi to Nashville

Admission
69%
SAT
1121
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
54%
Students
16,301
To beach
364 mi

University of Memphis

Public

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 7 mi to Memphis

Admission
72%
SAT
1088
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
51%
Students
12,701
To beach
322 mi

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Public

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 1 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
81%
SAT
1147
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
50%
Students
10,074
To beach
308 mi

East Tennessee State University

Public

Johnson City, Tennessee · Small city · 50 mi to Asheville

Admission
86%
SAT
1144
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
53%
Students
10,004
To beach
267 mi

South College

For-profit

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 3 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
42%
Students
8,745
To beach
296 mi

Tennessee Technological University

Public

Cookeville, Tennessee · Remote town · 71 mi to Nashville

Admission
76%
SAT
1151
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
58%
Students
8,698
To beach
365 mi

Austin Peay State University

Public

Clarksville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 41 mi to Nashville

Admission
96%
SAT
1088
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
40%
Students
7,560
To beach
352 mi

Vanderbilt University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
6%
SAT
1549
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,208
To beach
380 mi

Belmont University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
95%
SAT
1280
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
71%
Students
7,137
To beach
380 mi

Pellissippi State Community College

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Large suburb · 14 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
31%
Students
6,715
To beach
302 mi

Nashville State Community College

Public

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 5 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
18%
Students
5,653
To beach
379 mi

Volunteer State Community College

Public

Gallatin, Tennessee · Large suburb · 21 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
28%
Students
5,339
To beach
366 mi

Chattanooga State Community College

Public

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 6 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
26%
Students
5,284
To beach
307 mi

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Public

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 10 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
19%
Students
5,047
To beach
324 mi

The University of Tennessee-Martin

Public

Martin, Tennessee · Remote town · 106 mi to Memphis

Admission
88%
SAT
1120
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
53%
Students
4,866
To beach
375 mi

Tennessee State University

Public

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 3 mi to Nashville

Admission
70%
SAT
1000
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
34%
Students
4,848
To beach
378 mi

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

For-profit

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 7 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
60%
Students
4,462
To beach
302 mi

Northeast State Community College

Public

Blountville, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 62 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
33%
Students
4,404
To beach
277 mi

Motlow State Community College

Public

Tullahoma, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 47 mi to Huntsville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
34%
Students
3,962
To beach
331 mi

Columbia State Community College

Public

Columbia, Tennessee · Fringe town · 42 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
30%
Students
3,897
To beach
341 mi

Walters State Community College

Public

Morristown, Tennessee · Small city · 41 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
33%
Students
3,591
To beach
289 mi

Roane State Community College

Public

Harriman, Tennessee · Distant town · 40 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
36%
Students
3,250
To beach
316 mi

Lipscomb University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 4 mi to Nashville

Admission
68%
SAT
1256
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
72%
Students
2,997
To beach
378 mi

Southern Adventist University

Private

Collegedale, Tennessee · Large suburb · 15 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
66%
SAT
1129
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
49%
Students
2,773
To beach
297 mi

Lee University

Private

Cleveland, Tennessee · Small city · 26 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
71%
SAT
1145
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
63%
Students
2,617
To beach
293 mi

Jackson State Community College

Public

Jackson, Tennessee · Small city · 79 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
26%
Students
2,511
To beach
342 mi

Cumberland University

Private

Lebanon, Tennessee · Fringe town · 27 mi to Nashville

Admission
67%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
46%
Students
2,104
To beach
378 mi

Dyersburg State Community College

Public

Dyersburg, Tennessee · Remote town · 72 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
34%
Students
2,103
To beach
375 mi

Cleveland State Community College

Public

Cleveland, Tennessee · Small city · 27 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,975
To beach
295 mi

Rhodes College

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 3 mi to Memphis

Admission
50%
SAT
1362
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
85%
Students
1,836
To beach
326 mi

Strayer University-Tennessee

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 10 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
0%
Students
1,784
To beach
319 mi

Trevecca Nazarene University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
69%
SAT
1091
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,737
To beach
380 mi

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
42%
Students
1,712
To beach
379 mi

The University of the South

Private

Sewanee, Tennessee · Distant rural · 36 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
57%
SAT
1344
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
80%
Students
1,607
To beach
324 mi

Union University

Private

Jackson, Tennessee · Small city · 76 mi to Memphis

Admission
60%
SAT
1256
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
66%
Students
1,607
To beach
345 mi

Lincoln Memorial University

Private

Harrogate, Tennessee · Distant town · 45 mi to Knoxville

Admission
63%
SAT
1092
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,572
To beach
321 mi

Bethel University

Private

McKenzie, Tennessee · Distant town · 97 mi to Nashville

Admission
60%
SAT
972
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
35%
Students
1,547
To beach
374 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis

Public

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
55%
Students
1,391
To beach
326 mi

Carson-Newman University

Private

Jefferson City, Tennessee · Small suburb · 26 mi to Knoxville

Admission
90%
SAT
1117
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,387
To beach
290 mi

Freed-Hardeman University

Private

Henderson, Tennessee · Distant town · 82 mi to Memphis

Admission
60%
SAT
1109
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
71%
Students
1,212
To beach
327 mi

Fisk University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Nashville

Admission
37%
SAT
1200
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
30%
Students
1,035
To beach
378 mi

Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
—
Students
1,027
To beach
379 mi

Maryville College

Private

Maryville, Tennessee · Large suburb · 15 mi to Knoxville

Admission
61%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,005
To beach
284 mi

Nashville Auto-Diesel College

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 3 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
68%
Students
967
To beach
377 mi

King University

Private

Bristol, Tennessee · Small city · 72 mi to Asheville

Admission
100%
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
48%
Students
908
To beach
272 mi

Christian Brothers University

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 4 mi to Memphis

Admission
87%
SAT
1098
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
55%
Students
905
To beach
324 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville

Public

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 2 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
71%
Students
887
To beach
295 mi

The University of Tennessee Southern

Public

Pulaski, Tennessee · Distant town · 41 mi to Huntsville

Admission
87%
SAT
1083
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
37%
Students
864
To beach
314 mi

Tennessee Wesleyan University

Private

Athens, Tennessee · Distant town · 49 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
69%
SAT
1090
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
48%
Students
846
To beach
294 mi

Milligan University

Private

Milligan, Tennessee · Midsize suburb · 51 mi to Asheville

Admission
72%
SAT
1189
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
63%
Students
818
To beach
264 mi

Bryan College-Dayton

Private

Dayton, Tennessee · Distant town · 36 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
50%
Students
814
To beach
313 mi

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 4 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
—
Students
805
To beach
377 mi

Tusculum University

Private

Greeneville, Tennessee · Distant town · 42 mi to Asheville

Admission
72%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
25%
Students
785
To beach
274 mi

Baptist Health Sciences University

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Memphis

Admission
82%
SAT
1050
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
40%
Students
770
To beach
325 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

Public

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 5 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
70%
Students
759
To beach
379 mi

Johnson University

Private

Knoxville, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 10 mi to Knoxville

Admission
65%
SAT
1078
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
57%
Students
743
To beach
287 mi

Lane College

Private

Jackson, Tennessee · Small city · 77 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
18%
Students
736
To beach
341 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

Public

Newbern, Tennessee · Distant rural · 80 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
69%
Students
717
To beach
379 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

Public

Dickson, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 34 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
74%
Students
714
To beach
369 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro

Public

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Midsize city · 30 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
76%
Students
709
To beach
364 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown

Public

Morristown, Tennessee · Small city · 39 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
80%
Students
642
To beach
289 mi

Le Moyne-Owen College

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Memphis

Admission
99%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
27%
Students
581
To beach
324 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson

Public

Jackson, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 71 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
80%
Students
563
To beach
340 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

Public

Elizabethton, Tennessee · Midsize suburb · 57 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
81%
Students
546
To beach
262 mi

Concorde Career College-Memphis

For-profit

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 9 mi to Memphis

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
55%
Students
517
To beach
321 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville

Public

Shelbyville, Tennessee · Distant town · 51 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
81%
Students
412
To beach
339 mi

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Public

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 1 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
—
Students
394
To beach
325 mi

Fortis Institute-Nashville

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 7 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
43%
Students
393
To beach
377 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump

Public

Crump, Tennessee · Distant rural · 98 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
-$839
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
63%
Students
388
To beach
310 mi

William R Moore College of Technology

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
50%
Students
366
To beach
326 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland

Public

Crossville, Tennessee · Remote town · 63 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
84%
Students
360
To beach
335 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald

Public

Hohenwald, Tennessee · Remote rural · 61 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
65%
Students
346
To beach
334 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston

Public

Livingston, Tennessee · Remote rural · 83 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
78%
Students
340
To beach
368 mi

Fortis Institute-Cookeville

For-profit

Cookeville, Tennessee · Remote town · 73 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
50%
Students
334
To beach
363 mi

Remington College-Memphis Campus

Private

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 6 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
38%
Students
331
To beach
320 mi

Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc

For-profit

Knoxville, Tennessee · Midsize city · 4 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$20k
Grad rate
82%
Students
323
To beach
297 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville

Public

McMinnville, Tennessee · Distant town · 52 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
67%
Students
302
To beach
355 mi

Genesis Career College-Cookeville

For-profit

Cookeville, Tennessee · Remote town · 72 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$23k
Grad rate
54%
Students
300
To beach
364 mi

Remington College-Nashville Campus

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 7 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
47%
Students
280
To beach
380 mi

Brillare Beauty Institute

Private

Cleveland, Tennessee · Small city · 26 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$25k
Grad rate
84%
Students
265
To beach
295 mi

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers

For-profit

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 7 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$26k
Grad rate
12%
Students
252
To beach
309 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville

Public

Hartsville, Tennessee · Distant rural · 39 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
82%
Students
247
To beach
367 mi

Nossi College of Art and Design

For-profit

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 6 mi to Nashville

Admission
46%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
42%
Students
247
To beach
373 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman

Public

Harriman, Tennessee · Fringe rural · 33 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
69%
Students
246
To beach
316 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski

Public

Pulaski, Tennessee · Distant town · 40 mi to Huntsville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
75%
Students
246
To beach
313 mi

Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville

For-profit

Hendersonville, Tennessee · Large suburb · 14 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
74%
Students
237
To beach
369 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro

Public

Jacksboro, Tennessee · Distant town · 29 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
84%
Students
231
To beach
323 mi

Welch College

Private

Gallatin, Tennessee · Large suburb · 19 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
53%
Students
226
To beach
366 mi

Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis

For-profit

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city · 6 mi to Memphis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$25k
Grad rate
59%
Students
216
To beach
323 mi

TCAT Athens

Public

Athens, Tennessee · Distant town · 47 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
95%
Students
205
To beach
295 mi

Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro

For-profit

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Midsize city · 30 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
75%
Students
201
To beach
364 mi

Herzing University-Nashville

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 8 mi to Nashville

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
—
Students
201
To beach
380 mi

Academy of Allied Health Careers

For-profit

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Midsize city · 6 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
65%
Students
194
To beach
303 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll

Public

Paris, Tennessee · Remote town · 85 mi to Nashville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
75%
Students
180
To beach
372 mi

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville

Public

Huntsville, Tennessee · Remote rural · 46 mi to Knoxville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
74%
Students
171
To beach
339 mi