For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Private Colleges is 64.94%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate decreased by 2.64%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Tennessee Private Colleges has decreased by 1.81% from 66.75% to 64.94%. Of the 27 Tennessee Private Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 13 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 13 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Tennessee Private Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
| School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 59.56% | 69.30% 9.73% | 34.92% 34.38% | 40.93% 6.01% | 67.76% 26.84% | 8.2% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 83.80% | 83.23% 0.58% | 88.08% 4.85% | 96.27% 8.19% | 96.00% 0.27% | 12.2% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 90.27% | 76.12% 14.15% | 49.95% 26.17% | 88.79% 38.84% | 96.99% 8.2% | 6.72% |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 69.24% | 79.32% 10.08% | 78.87% 0.45% | 79.78% 0.91% | 68.00% 11.78% | 1.23% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 50.15% | 49.94% 0.21% | 96.57% 46.63% | 87.46% 9.12% | 87.96% 0.51% | 37.81% |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 61.03% | 53.76% 7.27% | 57.76% 4% | 66.21% 8.45% | 67.00% 0.79% | 5.97% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 63.11% | 61.50% 1.61% | 73.99% 12.49% | 71.12% 2.87% | 66.99% 4.13% | 3.87% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 93.41% | 66.46% 26.95% | 61.11% 5.35% | 70.97% 9.86% | 58.01% 12.96% | 35.4% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 88.45% | 80.85% 7.6% | 87.88% 7.03% | 91.19% 3.31% | 90.99% 0.2% | 2.54% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 53.27% | 54.97% 1.71% | 80.92% 25.95% | 63.21% 17.72% | 53.93% 9.27% | 0.67% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | 62.07% | 60.18% 1.89% | 66.19% 6.01% | 60.80% 5.39% | 53.97% 6.83% | 8.09% |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 80.43% | 63.80% 16.63% | 97.88% 34.08% | 99.56% 1.68% | 97.17% 2.39% | 16.74% |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 81.75% | 83.01% 1.26% | 82.94% 0.06% | 72.59% 10.35% | 72.00% 0.59% | 9.75% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 49.58% | 68.53% 18.95% | 69.90% 1.37% | 78.48% 8.59% | 59.00% 19.49% | 9.42% |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 55.57% | 62.11% 6.54% | 68.19% 6.08% | 69.50% 1.31% | 66.00% 3.5% | 10.43% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 44.71% | 51.36% 6.65% | 56.88% 5.52% | 53.91% 2.97% | 50.01% 3.9% | 5.3% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 66.71% | 56.07% 10.64% | 60.26% 4.19% | 52.32% 7.94% | 51.00% 1.32% | 15.72% |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | - | 73.96% | 74.40% 0.44% | 65.78% 8.62% | 67.01% 1.23% | 6.95% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 61.46% | 60.92% 0.54% | 59.62% 1.31% | 60.74% 1.13% | 59.01% 1.74% | 2.45% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 62.33% | 62.83% 0.5% | 77.70% 14.87% | 70.87% 6.83% | 70.02% 0.85% | 7.69% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 72.37% | 67.15% 5.21% | 77.03% 9.87% | 81.08% 4.05% | 60.03% 21.05% | 12.34% |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | 52.72% | 57.53% 4.81% | 52.89% 4.64% | 52.55% 0.34% | 47.01% 5.54% | 5.71% |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 9.12% | 11.62% 2.5% | 7.14% 4.48% | 6.67% 0.47% | 6.00% 0.67% | 3.12% |
| Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | 50.22% | 48.80% 1.42% | 46.78% 2.03% | 56.73% 9.96% | 42.86% 13.88% | 7.36% |
| Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 75.25% | 71.93% 3.32% | 36.63% 35.3% | 20.41% 16.22% | 28.68% 8.27% | 46.57% |
| Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 98.91% | 99.23% 0.32% | 60.35% 38.88% | 66.71% 6.36% | 70.02% 3.31% | 28.89% |
| Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South College-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 66.75% | 65.72% 1.03% | 66.85% 1.12% | 67.58% 0.73% | 64.94% 2.64% | -1.81% |