South College has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 38% last year.
Lincoln Memorial University with 50% and Belmont University with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Private Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,338 and graduate tuition & fees is $33,663 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 53.97% and the average SAT score is 1,300 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 38.00% 0.28% | $17,935 | - | - | - | 6,182 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year | 50.00% 3.01% | $26,150 | 15.49% | 59.27% | 1,110 | 5,418 | 8 to 1 |
| 3 - | Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 72.00% 3.78% | $41,320 | 19.35% | 96.36% | 1,250 | 8,910 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 92.00% 1.38% | $63,946 | 57.03% | 6.28% | 1,540 | 13,710 | 7 to 1 |
| Average | 63.00% | $37,338 | 30.62% | 53.97% | 1,300 | 8,555 | 11 to 1 |