Colleges near Athens, Tennessee

There are 2 colleges located in Athens, Tennessee. In addition, there are 8 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 3 public and 7 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $11,777 for Tennessee residents and $16,889 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $9,133 for Tennessee residents and $13,368 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 65.80% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 32.13%. The average graduation rate is 53% and total 15,431 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 3,341 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Athens, Tennessee.

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10 Colleges near Athens, Tennessee

The following table lists and compares 10 Colleges near Athens, Tennessee with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Athens, Tennessee
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
Tennessee Wesleyan University private (not-for-profit)	Athens (1.0 miles)	$29,264	$21,845	59.41%	50%	10 to 1	1,052
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens public	Athens (1.8 miles)	$4,419 ($4,419)	-	-	69%	20 to 1	221
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology private (for-profit)	Sweetwater (13.0 miles)	$10,900	-	-	77%	9 to 1	41
Bryan College-Dayton private (not-for-profit)	Dayton (22.4 miles)	$18,900	$9,830	-	51%	13 to 1	1,656
Cleveland State Community College public	Cleveland (23.6 miles)	$17,730 ($4,530)	-	-	29%	20 to 1	3,180
Brillare Beauty Institute private (not-for-profit)	Cleveland (24.1 miles)	$18,000	-	-	54%	18 to 1	255
Lee University private (not-for-profit)	Cleveland (25.2 miles)	$22,690	$16,670	72.19%	62%	12 to 1	3,927
Pentecostal Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit)	Cleveland (25.2 miles)	$11,472	$11,995	-	-	14 to 1	565
Omega Graduate School private (not-for-profit)	Dayton (25.3 miles)	-	$6,500	-	-	-	77
Roane State Community College public	Harriman (29.3 miles)	$18,622 ($4,762)	-	-	32%	17 to 1	4,457

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4-Year Colleges

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-years | Knoxville
Vanderbilt University Private, four-years | Nashville
Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Murfreesboro
Belmont University Private, four-years | Nashville
University of Memphis Public, four-years | Memphis
Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Nashville
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-years | Chattanooga
East Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Johnson City
Lipscomb University Private, four-years | Nashville
The University of the South Private, four-years | Sewanee

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Graduate

Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Nashville
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public, four-years | Knoxville
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-years | Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee-Martin Public, four-years | Martin
Belmont University Private, four-years | Nashville
Lipscomb University Private, four-years | Nashville
University of Memphis Public, four-years | Memphis
Middle Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Murfreesboro
Vanderbilt University Private, four-years | Nashville
The University of the South Private, four-years | Sewanee

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Online Schools

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Public, four-years | Chattanooga
University of Memphis Public, four-years | Memphis
Fisk University Private, four-years | Nashville
Tennessee State University Public, four-years | Nashville
Austin Peay State University Public, four-years | Clarksville
Christian Brothers University Private, four-years | Memphis
Tennessee Wesleyan University Private, four-years | Athens
Carson-Newman University Private, four-years | Jefferson City
Belmont University Private, four-years | Nashville
Johnson University Private, four-years | Knoxville

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Trade Schools

Empire Beauty School-Nashville Private, Less than 2-years | Brentwood
Lawrenceburg Technical College Private, Less than 2-years | Lawrenceburg
Concorde Career College-Memphis Private, 2-4 years | Memphis
Northeast State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Blountville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Public, 2-4 years | Pulaski
Shear Perfection Academy of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-years | Nashville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Public, 2-4 years | Elizabethton
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Public, 2-4 years | Shelbyville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Public, 2-4 years | Huntsville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Public, 2-4 years | Memphis

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