Colleges
Colleges in Tennessee
136 colleges and universities in Tennessee that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Tennessee, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Vanderbilt University (6.4×), Austin Peay State University (5.4×), The University of Tennessee-Martin (4.7×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public | 30,418 | $18,314 | 74% | $65,090 | $18,750 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public | 16,301 | $12,562 | 54% | $52,702 | $18,057 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Public | 12,701 | $12,192 | 53% | $52,227 | $22,750 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public | 10,074 | $15,026 | 56% | $56,442 | $18,500 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public | 10,004 | $14,208 | 55% | $48,646 | $18,636 |
| South College | Knoxville | Private for-profit | 8,745 | $17,273 | 44% | $45,099 | $19,564 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public | 8,698 | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 | $17,150 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public | 7,560 | $9,049 | 42% | $48,900 | $19,570 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 7,208 | $15,497 | 93% | $99,080 | $15,000 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 7,137 | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 | $20,500 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public | 6,715 | $6,725 | 34% | $42,869 | $9,250 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public | 5,653 | $7,979 | 20% | $42,096 | $10,000 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public | 5,339 | $10,508 | 29% | $45,291 | $7,500 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public | 5,284 | $5,286 | 29% | $43,805 | $12,000 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public | 5,047 | $5,091 | 19% | $38,117 | — |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | Public | 4,866 | $10,211 | 51% | $48,116 | $19,500 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public | 4,848 | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 | $24,250 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Private for-profit | 4,462 | $24,814 | 51% | $34,579 | $13,569 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public | 4,404 | $5,859 | 35% | $39,687 | — |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public | 3,962 | $12,645 | 37% | $43,171 | — |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public | 3,897 | $6,788 | 36% | $44,553 | $9,713 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public | 3,591 | $7,082 | 40% | $40,092 | — |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 3,250 | $1,635 | 40% | $41,027 | $8,030 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 2,997 | $23,178 | 71% | $62,332 | $18,750 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private nonprofit | 2,773 | $25,979 | 56% | $58,780 | $22,750 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Private nonprofit | 2,617 | $21,034 | 62% | $47,741 | $26,000 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public | 2,511 | $7,025 | 29% | $39,715 | — |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit | 2,104 | $15,965 | 45% | $66,885 | $16,750 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public | 2,103 | $6,557 | 39% | $38,273 | $9,250 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Public | 1,975 | $10,503 | 33% | $41,366 | $6,500 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 1,836 | $28,776 | 81% | $79,506 | $19,500 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Nashville | Private for-profit | 1,784 | — | 50% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 1,737 | $19,828 | 51% | $56,862 | $19,500 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit | 1,712 | $24,886 | 37% | $43,794 | $12,000 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | Private nonprofit | 1,607 | $31,931 | 79% | $72,175 | $21,250 |
| Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit | 1,607 | $22,995 | 75% | $58,910 | $22,500 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit | 1,572 | $21,394 | 49% | $59,630 | $20,000 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit | 1,547 | $13,267 | 29% | $49,011 | $27,000 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Public | 1,391 | $11,705 | 52% | $38,333 | — |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit | 1,387 | $18,130 | 54% | $51,756 | $21,500 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit | 1,212 | $22,036 | 73% | $48,969 | $21,500 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 1,035 | $37,143 | 40% | $45,614 | $25,000 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private for-profit | 1,027 | $28,537 | — | $69,188 | $22,134 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | Private nonprofit | 1,005 | $20,677 | 48% | $50,006 | $25,000 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College | Nashville | Private for-profit | 967 | $34,648 | 69% | $56,095 | $11,594 |
| King University | Bristol | Private nonprofit | 908 | $22,416 | 44% | $65,781 | $21,022 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 905 | $16,842 | 55% | $55,642 | $23,250 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | Public | 887 | $10,585 | 73% | $40,405 | — |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public | 864 | $6,690 | 32% | $46,623 | $18,125 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private nonprofit | 846 | $14,965 | 49% | $53,474 | $20,000 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | Private nonprofit | 818 | $20,000 | 62% | $57,255 | $24,549 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit | 814 | $23,601 | 53% | $55,127 | $22,031 |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Nashville | Private for-profit | 805 | — | — | $77,304 | $6,848 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit | 785 | $20,508 | 39% | $48,636 | $22,482 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 770 | $10,165 | 33% | $70,235 | $30,252 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Public | 759 | $6,551 | 78% | $41,480 | — |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | Private nonprofit | 743 | $23,549 | 60% | $44,300 | $21,485 |
| Lane College | Jackson | Private nonprofit | 736 | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 | $20,776 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Public | 717 | $10,224 | 69% | $45,314 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Public | 714 | $11,475 | 75% | $42,407 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Public | 709 | $7,516 | 76% | $49,862 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Public | 642 | $7,277 | 85% | $42,297 | — |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 581 | $6,993 | 24% | $41,221 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Public | 563 | $8,787 | 82% | $43,036 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Public | 546 | $10,697 | 80% | $39,861 | — |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit | 517 | $28,231 | 55% | $40,397 | $9,500 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Public | 412 | $8,125 | 88% | $41,751 | — |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | Public | 394 | — | — | $77,971 | $11,805 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit | 393 | $27,243 | 46% | $37,493 | $12,728 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump | Crump | Public | 388 | $3,557 | 75% | $36,743 | — |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 366 | $12,496 | 46% | $45,643 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | Public | 360 | $12,575 | 91% | $41,967 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Public | 346 | $12,978 | 81% | $41,622 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Public | 340 | $7,853 | 77% | $38,764 | — |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | Private for-profit | 334 | $26,493 | 42% | $40,111 | $16,500 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 331 | $23,097 | 38% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc | Knoxville | Private for-profit | 323 | $10,881 | 85% | $32,717 | $5,500 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Public | 302 | $7,900 | 83% | $42,375 | — |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | Private for-profit | 300 | $12,146 | 63% | $29,140 | $6,333 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 280 | $22,690 | 46% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Brillare Beauty Institute | Cleveland | Private nonprofit | 265 | $19,270 | 71% | $22,300 | $7,917 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | Private for-profit | 252 | $34,768 | 59% | $31,852 | $10,370 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | Public | 247 | $1,659 | 80% | $43,853 | — |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | Private for-profit | 247 | $24,518 | 40% | $36,368 | $30,312 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | Public | 246 | $12,236 | 77% | $40,114 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | Public | 246 | $23,074 | 84% | $38,654 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville | Hendersonville | Private for-profit | 237 | $25,648 | 73% | $32,152 | $7,917 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Public | 231 | $13,803 | 82% | $41,095 | — |
| Welch College | Gallatin | Private nonprofit | 226 | $17,090 | 55% | $44,636 | $17,547 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit | 216 | $23,017 | 48% | $29,053 | $11,911 |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | Public | 205 | $7,161 | 69% | $42,259 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Private for-profit | 201 | $24,257 | 61% | $32,152 | $7,917 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 201 | $23,363 | — | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | Chattanooga | Private for-profit | 194 | $14,034 | 70% | — | $8,166 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Public | 180 | $5,956 | 72% | $34,635 | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Public | 171 | $10,118 | 85% | $35,308 | — |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 166 | $18,048 | 36% | $49,854 | $11,065 |
| Empire Beauty School-E Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit | 156 | $16,690 | 57% | $30,336 | $9,833 |
| Gould's Academy | Memphis | Private for-profit | 148 | $10,103 | 84% | — | $7,590 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | Private for-profit | 135 | $15,881 | 86% | — | $7,590 |
| Lawrenceburg Technical College | Lawrenceburg | Private for-profit | 128 | $14,712 | 86% | — | $4,067 |
| Sandra Academy of Salon Services | New Tazewell | Private for-profit | 117 | $11,571 | 58% | — | $7,307 |
| Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology | Franklin | Private for-profit | 116 | $20,615 | 86% | — | — |
| Empire Beauty School-Nashville | Brentwood | Private for-profit | 111 | $15,115 | 69% | $32,104 | $9,847 |
| Austin's Beauty College Inc | Clarksville | Private for-profit | 101 | $10,200 | 71% | — | $7,917 |
| TC Beauty | Johnson City | Private for-profit | 100 | $18,759 | 89% | $27,039 | $6,644 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | Private for-profit | 96 | $14,818 | 60% | $26,272 | $9,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | Private for-profit | 87 | $21,512 | 61% | $37,525 | $8,996 |
| The Hair Academy LLC | Fayetteville | Private for-profit | 82 | $14,839 | 85% | $29,493 | $6,794 |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 79 | $25,006 | 14% | — | $20,000 |
| Love Beauty School Inc | Manchester | Private for-profit | 75 | $8,064 | 85% | $20,178 | $6,333 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | Private for-profit | 75 | $21,723 | 70% | $34,908 | $8,994 |
| Image Maker Beauty Institute | Hendersonville | Private for-profit | 74 | $17,485 | 57% | — | $9,833 |
| Empire Beauty School-Jackson | Jackson | Private for-profit | 73 | $14,545 | 43% | $29,071 | $10,222 |
| Vibe Barber College | Memphis | Private for-profit | 71 | $22,850 | 86% | — | $9,500 |
| Arnolds Beauty School | Milan | Private for-profit | 63 | $18,693 | 74% | $21,870 | — |
| North Central Institute | Clarksville | Private for-profit | 61 | $26,683 | 94% | $68,421 | — |
| Nashville Film Institute | Nashville | Private for-profit | 60 | $30,729 | 55% | — | $9,500 |
| Elite College of Cosmetology | Lexington | Private for-profit | 53 | $11,321 | 79% | $22,569 | $6,333 |
| American Baptist College | Nashville | Private nonprofit | 46 | $11,418 | 32% | $42,312 | — |
| Williamson Christian College | Franklin | Private nonprofit | 41 | — | 50% | — | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville | Nashville | Private for-profit | 33 | $11,964 | 97% | $41,692 | — |
| Mind Body Institute | Madison | Private for-profit | 29 | $22,605 | 73% | — | — |
| Massage Institute of Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit | 29 | $15,356 | 100% | — | — |
| Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology | Sweetwater | Private for-profit | 22 | $1,211 | 95% | — | — |
| Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design | Cookeville | Private for-profit | 20 | $19,182 | 81% | $21,757 | — |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | Private nonprofit | 19 | $13,126 | 100% | — | — |
| Studio 75 Hair Academy | Millington | Private for-profit | 14 | $26,045 | — | — | — |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | Memphis | Private for-profit | 8 | — | 100% | — | — |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | Private nonprofit | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | Madison | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southern College of Optometry | Memphis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richmont Graduate University | Chattanooga | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omega Graduate School | Dayton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Herzing University-Clarksville | Clarksville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | $44,255 | $17,676 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
