A total of 328,847 students are enrolled in Tennessee colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 277,077 undergraduate and 51,770 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 84.26% and the proportion of graduate students is 15.74%.
By school level, 232,056 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 92,730 students enrolled in community colleges, and 4,061 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Tennessee colleges, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the most number of students of 33,805 among 4-year colleges. For Tennessee community colleges, Pellissippi State Community College has the most students of 8,452 and Genesis Career College-Cookeville is the largest trade school with 346.
By attending status, there are 228,486 full-time students and 100,361 part-time students at Tennessee colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Tennessee colleges. A total of 328,847 students have enrolled in Tennessee colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
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Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
American Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 53 | 53 | 37 | 16 | - | - | - |
Arnolds Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 70 | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensPublic, 2-4 year | 221 | 221 | 221 | - | - | - | - |
Austin Peay State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,326 | 8,120 | 5,326 | 2,794 | 1,206 | 446 | 760 |
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 797 | 777 | 303 | 474 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
Belmont UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 8,910 | 7,384 | 7,100 | 284 | 1,526 | 1,188 | 338 |
Bethel UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,686 | 4,038 | 2,382 | 1,656 | 648 | 169 | 479 |
Bryan College-DaytonPrivate, 4-year | 1,656 | 1,482 | 774 | 708 | 174 | 18 | 156 |
Carson-Newman UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,586 | 1,519 | 1,408 | 111 | 1,067 | 170 | 897 |
Chattanooga State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,429 | 6,429 | 3,021 | 3,408 | - | - | - |
Christian Brothers UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,934 | 1,253 | 1,002 | 251 | 681 | 529 | 152 |
Pentecostal Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 565 | 132 | - | 132 | 433 | 176 | 257 |
Austin's Beauty College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 59 | 59 | 59 | - | - | - | - |
Cleveland State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,180 | 3,180 | 1,541 | 1,639 | - | - | - |
Columbia State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,954 | 4,954 | 2,526 | 2,428 | - | - | - |
Concorde Career College-MemphisPrivate, 2-4 year | 1,317 | 1,317 | 1,317 | - | - | - | - |
Cumberland UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,588 | 2,311 | 1,870 | 441 | 277 | 76 | 201 |
Lipscomb UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,704 | 2,955 | 2,791 | 164 | 1,749 | 1,515 | 234 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonPublic, 2-4 year | 982 | 982 | 619 | 363 | - | - | - |
Dyersburg State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,683 | 2,683 | 1,188 | 1,495 | - | - | - |
East Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 13,483 | 10,554 | 8,480 | 2,074 | 2,929 | 1,796 | 1,133 |
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersPrivate, 2-4 year | 220 | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonPublic, 2-4 year | 495 | 495 | 412 | 83 | - | - | - |
The Hair Academy LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 72 | 53 | 19 | - | - | - |
Fisk UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,055 | 1,009 | 983 | 26 | 46 | 34 | 12 |
Welch CollegePrivate, 4-year | 394 | 345 | 197 | 148 | 49 | 10 | 39 |
Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,330 | 1,850 | 1,351 | 499 | 480 | 117 | 363 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanPublic, 2-4 year | 579 | 579 | 161 | 418 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvillePublic, 2-4 year | 643 | 643 | 196 | 447 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldPublic, 2-4 year | 912 | 912 | 300 | 612 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, 2-4 year | 328 | 328 | 233 | 95 | - | - | - |
Jackson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,442 | 3,442 | 1,292 | 2,150 | - | - | - |
John A Gupton CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 196 | 196 | 59 | 137 | - | - | - |
Johnson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 939 | 669 | 605 | 64 | 270 | 121 | 149 |
Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroPrivate, Less than 2-year | 261 | 261 | 181 | 80 | - | - | - |
King UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,357 | 1,120 | 978 | 142 | 237 | 196 | 41 |
South CollegePrivate, 4-year | 6,182 | 4,906 | 3,383 | 1,523 | 1,276 | 1,171 | 105 |
Lane CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,010 | 1,010 | 954 | 56 | - | - | - |
Le Moyne-Owen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 609 | 609 | 534 | 75 | - | - | - |
Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,927 | 3,446 | 2,673 | 773 | 481 | 180 | 301 |
Lincoln Memorial UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,418 | 1,560 | 1,206 | 354 | 3,858 | 3,493 | 365 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonPublic, 2-4 year | 1,417 | 1,417 | 313 | 1,104 | - | - | - |
The University of Tennessee SouthernPublic, 4-year | 934 | 896 | 749 | 147 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
Maryville CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,069 | 1,065 | 974 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenziePublic, 2-4 year | 134 | 134 | 98 | 36 | - | - | - |
Genesis Career College-CookevillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 346 | 346 | 181 | 165 | - | - | - |
Meharry Medical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 962 | - | - | - | 962 | 962 | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisPublic, 2-4 year | 1,547 | 1,547 | 853 | 694 | - | - | - |
University of MemphisPublic, 4-year | 21,917 | 16,708 | 10,954 | 5,754 | 5,209 | 2,689 | 2,520 |
Memphis Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 203 | - | - | - | 203 | 150 | 53 |
Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 20,086 | 17,438 | 13,884 | 3,554 | 2,648 | 729 | 1,919 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownPublic, 2-4 year | 859 | 859 | 518 | 341 | - | - | - |
Motlow State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,636 | 5,636 | 2,876 | 2,760 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroPublic, 2-4 year | 337 | 337 | 215 | 122 | - | - | - |
Lincoln College of Technology-NashvillePrivate, 2-4 year | 1,053 | 1,053 | 1,053 | - | - | - | - |
Nashville State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,617 | 6,617 | 2,718 | 3,899 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestPublic, 2-4 year | 444 | 444 | 216 | 228 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollPublic, 2-4 year | 248 | 248 | 164 | 84 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPublic, 2-4 year | 565 | 565 | 183 | 382 | - | - | - |
Rhodes CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,008 | 1,996 | 1,943 | 53 | 12 | 12 | - |
Roane State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,457 | 4,457 | 2,179 | 2,278 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpPublic, 2-4 year | 1,411 | 1,411 | 242 | 1,169 | - | - | - |
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,443 | 6,443 | 2,547 | 3,896 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvillePublic, 2-4 year | 550 | 550 | 371 | 179 | - | - | - |
The University of the SouthPrivate, 4-year | 1,704 | 1,613 | 1,590 | 23 | 91 | 67 | 24 |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvillePublic, 2-4 year | 439 | 439 | 138 | 301 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvillePublic, 2-4 year | 495 | 495 | 309 | 186 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvillePublic, 2-4 year | 577 | 577 | 192 | 385 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonPublic, 2-4 year | 2,239 | 2,239 | 502 | 1,737 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvillePublic, 2-4 year | 1,157 | 1,157 | 736 | 421 | - | - | - |
Pellissippi State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,452 | 8,452 | 4,004 | 4,448 | - | - | - |
Southern Adventist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,903 | 2,571 | 2,185 | 386 | 332 | 108 | 224 |
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,052 | 929 | 834 | 95 | 123 | 79 | 44 |
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic, 4-year | 11,283 | 9,884 | 8,883 | 1,001 | 1,399 | 729 | 670 |
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic, 4-year | 33,805 | 27,039 | 25,825 | 1,214 | 6,766 | 3,988 | 2,778 |
The University of Tennessee-MartinPublic, 4-year | 6,868 | 6,165 | 4,273 | 1,892 | 703 | 246 | 457 |
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 342 | 342 | 342 | - | - | - | - |
Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,218 | 7,678 | 6,686 | 992 | 1,540 | 649 | 891 |
Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,902 | 8,537 | 7,728 | 809 | 1,365 | 333 | 1,032 |
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,327 | 1,867 | 1,419 | 448 | 1,460 | 1,090 | 370 |
Northeast State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,100 | 5,100 | 2,607 | 2,493 | - | - | - |
Tusculum UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,303 | 1,111 | 888 | 223 | 192 | 138 | 54 |
Union UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,731 | 1,900 | 1,543 | 357 | 831 | 434 | 397 |
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 13,710 | 7,151 | 7,082 | 69 | 6,559 | 5,404 | 1,155 |
Volunteer State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,957 | 6,957 | 3,516 | 3,441 | - | - | - |
Walters State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,477 | 5,477 | 2,603 | 2,874 | - | - | - |
William R Moore College of TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 361 | 361 | 172 | 189 | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 137 | 137 | 121 | 16 | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvillePublic, 2-4 year | 1,016 | 1,016 | 592 | 424 | - | - | - |
Nossi College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year | 298 | 298 | 298 | - | - | - | - |
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 21 | 21 | 19 | 2 | - | - | - |
Queen City CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 128 | 128 | 126 | 2 | - | - | - |
Genesis Career College-LebanonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 155 | 155 | 136 | 19 | - | - | - |
Brillare Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 255 | 255 | 255 | - | - | - | - |
Remington College-Memphis CampusPrivate, 2-4 year | 344 | 344 | 344 | - | - | - | - |
North Central InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 51 | 51 | 33 | 18 | - | - | - |
Richmont Graduate UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 343 | - | - | - | 343 | 181 | 162 |
Williamson Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 60 | 51 | 51 | - | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaPrivate, 4-year | 2,478 | 2,478 | 2,111 | 367 | - | - | - |
Strayer University-TennesseePrivate, 4-year | 2,882 | 2,598 | 145 | 2,453 | 284 | 46 | 238 |
Lawrenceburg Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 40 | 40 | 35 | 5 | - | - | - |
Remington College-Nashville CampusPrivate, 2-4 year | 240 | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - |
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvillePrivate, 4-year | 1,556 | 1,556 | 1,556 | - | - | - | - |
Visible Music CollegePrivate, 4-year | 230 | 211 | 205 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
Elite College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 59 | 59 | 36 | 23 | - | - | - |
TC BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 121 | 121 | 121 | - | - | - | - |
Fortis Institute-NashvillePrivate, 2-4 year | 383 | 383 | 381 | 2 | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 232 | 232 | 170 | 62 | - | - | - |
Love Beauty School IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 69 | 69 | 37 | 32 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-E MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 162 | 162 | 108 | 54 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 91 | 91 | 73 | 18 | - | - | - |
Empire Beauty School-JacksonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 68 | 68 | 68 | - | - | - | - |
Omega Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year | 77 | - | - | - | 77 | 65 | 12 |
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingPrivate, 2-4 year | 791 | 791 | 754 | 37 | - | - | - |
Mid-South Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 17 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
The Salon Professional Academy-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | 39 | 23 | 16 | - | - | - |
Vibe Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 67 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
Mind Body InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 36 | 36 | 36 | - | - | - | - |
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 67 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
Sandra Academy of Salon ServicesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | 73 | 73 | - | - | - | - |
Gould's AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 157 | 157 | 157 | - | - | - | - |
Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 71 | 71 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
Milligan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,105 | 755 | 708 | 47 | 350 | 254 | 96 |
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterPublic, 4-year | 3,139 | 295 | 281 | 14 | 2,844 | 2,639 | 205 |
Image Maker Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 65 | 65 | 52 | 13 | - | - | - |
Nashville Film InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 57 | 57 | 57 | - | - | - | - |
Allied Health Careers InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 63 | 63 | 46 | 17 | - | - | - |
Master's Barber & Styling CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | 25 | 20 | 5 | - | - | - |
EduMed PartnersPrivate, Less than 2-year | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - |
Massage Institute of MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Gould's AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 174 | 174 | 174 | - | - | - | - |
Jersey College - ClevelandPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Health-Tech Institute of MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Fortis Institute-CookevillePrivate, 2-4 year | 295 | 295 | 295 | - | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 247 | 247 | 167 | 80 | - | - | - |
Jersey College - KnoxvillePrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harding School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Casa Loma College - NashvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South College-NashvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor CenterPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Nashville CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Knoxville CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusPrivate, 4-year | 377 | 377 | 172 | 205 | - | - | - |
Academy of Allied Health CareersPrivate, Less than 2-year | 114 | 114 | 71 | 43 | - | - | - |
Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 41 | 41 | 41 | - | - | - | - |
Studio 75 Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - |
Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |