There are 151 colleges in Tennessee - 48 public and 103 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Tennessee colleges is $10,201 for state residents and $24,465 for out-of-state students.
62 Tennessee cities have at least one college and, of them, Nashville has the most of 24 colleges. It has 15 four-year colleges and 8 community colleges with a total of 54,568 students. Memphis and Knoxville also has a number of colleges of 24 and 10 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Tennessee colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Nashville | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | $27,951 ($8,568) |
$27,664 ($11,092) |
54,568 | 40,726 | 13,842 | 14 to 1 |
| Memphis | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | $21,808 ($10,673) |
$19,758 ($12,970) |
44,385 | 35,113 | 9,272 | 12 to 1 |
| Knoxville | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | $21,037 ($13,484) |
$23,547 ($13,620) |
51,085 | 42,773 | 8,312 | 13 to 1 |
| Chattanooga | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $25,224 ($10,144) |
$19,926 ($10,788) |
20,867 | 19,125 | 1,742 | 21 to 1 |
| Jackson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $16,046 | $11,953 | 9,490 | 8,659 | 831 | 15 to 1 |
| Cleveland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $17,081 | $14,333 | 7,927 | 7,013 | 914 | 13 to 1 |
| Murfreesboro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $29,042 ($9,506) |
$28,170 ($11,124) |
20,747 | 18,099 | 2,648 | 16 to 1 |
| Cookeville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $20,116 ($10,084) |
$20,740 ($11,800) |
10,564 | 9,199 | 1,365 | 18 to 1 |
| Clarksville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $14,219 ($8,675) |
$15,113 ($10,127) |
9,564 | 8,358 | 1,206 | 14 to 1 |
| Johnson City | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $13,034 ($9,706) |
$25,904 ($10,784) |
13,671 | 10,742 | 2,929 | 14 to 1 |
| Dayton | 2 | 2 | - | - | $18,900 | $8,165 | 1,733 | 1,482 | 251 | 7 to 1 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $10,506 ($10,506) |
$8,910 ($8,910) |
1,499 | 1,461 | 38 | 13 to 1 |
| Franklin | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $15,010 | $16,720 | 99 | 90 | 9 | 7 to 1 |
| McKenzie | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $17,530 | $13,392 | 4,820 | 4,172 | 648 | 16 to 1 |
| Hendersonville | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 312 | 312 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $27,840 | $8,280 | 2,743 | 2,466 | 277 | 18 to 1 |
| Morristown | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6,336 | 6,336 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Gallatin | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $20,796 | $8,100 | 7,351 | 7,302 | 49 | 16 to 1 |
| Athens | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $29,264 | $21,845 | 1,273 | 1,150 | 123 | 15 to 1 |
| Harriman | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5,036 | 5,036 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Hohenwald | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 912 | 912 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Milligan | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,350 | $7,967 | 1,105 | 755 | 350 | 9 to 1 |
| Sewanee | 1 | 1 | - | - | $53,704 | $18,730 | 1,704 | 1,613 | 91 | 10 to 1 |
| Old Hickory | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 25 | 25 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Crossville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 495 | 495 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Bartlett | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 174 | 174 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Columbia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,954 | 4,954 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Collegedale | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,590 | $12,870 | 2,903 | 2,571 | 332 | 15 to 1 |
| Harrogate | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,150 | $23,225 | 5,418 | 1,560 | 3,858 | 8 to 1 |
| Antioch | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dickson | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 982 | 982 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Blountville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,100 | 5,100 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Millington | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 1 to 1 |
| Fayetteville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 72 | 72 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Lexington | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 59 | 59 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Milan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 70 | 70 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Tullahoma | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,636 | 5,636 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Henderson | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,000 | $11,700 | 2,330 | 1,850 | 480 | 13 to 1 |
| Brentwood | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 91 | 91 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Paris | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 248 | 248 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Hartsville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 643 | 643 | - | 13 to 1 |
| New Tazewell | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 73 | 73 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Shelbyville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 550 | 550 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Jacksboro | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 328 | 328 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Jefferson City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,700 | $10,168 | 2,586 | 1,519 | 1,067 | 10 to 1 |
| Huntsville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 439 | 439 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Goodlettsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 66 | 66 | - | 34 to 1 |
| McMinnville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 577 | 577 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Bristol | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,800 | $14,182 | 1,357 | 1,120 | 237 | 11 to 1 |
| LaFollette | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martin | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,234 ($10,194) |
$12,636 ($11,592) |
6,868 | 6,165 | 703 | 15 to 1 |
| Livingston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,417 | 1,417 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Sweetwater | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 41 | 41 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Dyersburg | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,683 | 2,683 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Greeneville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,500 | $14,400 | 1,303 | 1,111 | 192 | 16 to 1 |
| Maryville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,514 | $15,956 | 1,069 | 1,065 | 4 | 12 to 1 |
| Elizabethton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 495 | 495 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Lawrenceburg | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 40 | 40 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Manchester | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 69 | 69 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Newbern | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 444 | 444 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Madison | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 36 | 36 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Crump | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,411 | 1,411 | - | 22 to 1 |