For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 57.48%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.78%.
A total of 243,869 have applied, 140,165 admitted, and 34,732 students have enrolled one of Tennessee Colleges.
Of the Tennessee colleges, Vanderbilt University is the tightest school to admit with 6.00% acceptance rate, and Visible Music College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 28.68%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Tennessee Colleges.
| School Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | 5,559 | 5,337 | 1,654 | 96.01% | 30.99% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 152 | 103 | 43 | 67.76% | 41.75% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 8,950 | 8,592 | 1,632 | 96.00% | 18.99% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 3,318 | 3,218 | 386 | 96.99% | 12.00% |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 2,991 | 2,034 | 366 | 68.00% | 17.99% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 1,105 | 972 | 194 | 87.96% | 19.96% |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 2,788 | 1,868 | 672 | 67.00% | 35.97% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 9,903 | 8,616 | 2,154 | 87.00% | 25.00% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 7,982 | 4,630 | 324 | 58.01% | 7.00% |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 1,077 | 980 | 274 | 90.99% | 27.96% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 610 | 329 | 181 | 53.93% | 55.02% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | 1,195 | 645 | 168 | 53.97% | 26.05% |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 212 | 206 | 159 | 97.17% | 77.18% |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 2,150 | 1,548 | 557 | 72.00% | 35.98% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 4,007 | 2,364 | 355 | 59.00% | 15.02% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 4,244 | 2,843 | 711 | 66.99% | 25.01% |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 2,809 | 1,854 | 315 | 66.00% | 16.99% |
| Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 8 | 8 | 6 | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | 14,763 | 10,039 | 3,112 | 68.00% | 31.00% |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 1,164 | 815 | 236 | 70.02% | 28.96% |
| Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | 245 | 105 | 49 | 42.86% | 46.67% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 6,025 | 3,013 | 482 | 50.01% | 16.00% |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | 2,731 | 1,830 | 769 | 67.01% | 42.02% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | 12,890 | 11,988 | 1,798 | 93.00% | 15.00% |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | 8,772 | 7,281 | 1,966 | 83.00% | 27.00% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 988 | 583 | 169 | 59.01% | 28.99% |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | 613 | 509 | 183 | 83.03% | 35.95% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 9,096 | 7,004 | 2,381 | 77.00% | 33.99% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 50,488 | 23,224 | 6,735 | 46.00% | 29.00% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | 5,199 | 4,523 | 1,131 | 87.00% | 25.01% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 5,018 | 2,559 | 461 | 51.00% | 18.01% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 1,958 | 1,371 | 370 | 70.02% | 26.99% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 758 | 455 | 214 | 60.03% | 47.03% |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | 3,012 | 1,416 | 326 | 47.01% | 23.02% |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | 15,640 | 14,545 | 2,618 | 93.00% | 18.00% |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 45,313 | 2,719 | 1,550 | 6.00% | 57.01% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 136 | 39 | 31 | 28.68% | 79.49% |
| Average | 6,591 | 3,788 | 939 | 57.48% | 24.78% |