For Tennessee Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,157 for Tennessee residents and $18,568 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,579 for Tennessee residents and $20,706 for out-of-state students.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $31,974 and Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,746 among Tennessee Public colleges. For graduate programs, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,108 and The University of Tennessee Southern has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,910 among Tennessee Public colleges.
The average COA of Tennessee Public colleges in 2024 is $24,665 for state residents and $36,076 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,157 | $18,568 | $11,579 | $20,706 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,425 | $1,425 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,444 | $10,444 | ||
| Other Expenses | $5,639 | $5,639 | ||
| COA | $24,665 | $36,076 | $29,088 | $38,214 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee Public colleges is $7,157 for state residents and $18,568 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Tennessee Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,579 | $918 | $18,679 | $1,099 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,622 | $934 | $18,347 | $1,114 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,073 | $892 | $17,368 | $1,083 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,073 | $902 | $17,309 | $1,098 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,217 | $940 | $17,606 | $962 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Tennessee Public colleges in 2024 is $11,579 for state residents and $20,706 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Tennessee Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,671 | $1,545 | $19,748 | $1,577 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,562 | $1,546 | $18,770 | $1,573 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,841 | $1,564 | $19,406 | $1,593 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,746 | $1,578 | $19,173 | $1,601 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,982 | $1,598 | $19,069 | $1,637 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Tennessee Public colleges in 2024 is $252 for state residents and $720 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $541 for state residents and $1,033 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $269 | $774 | $528 | $1,077 |
| 2020-2021 | $274 | $763 | $527 | $1,034 |
| 2021-2022 | $248 | $687 | $528 | $1,038 |
| 2022-2023 | $245 | $708 | $528 | $1,033 |
| 2023-2024 | $252 | $720 | $541 | $1,033 |
The average living costs of Tennessee Public colleges in 2024 is $16,083 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,668 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Tennessee Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,118 | $5,225 | $8,776 | $4,467 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,334 | $5,198 | $8,860 | $4,617 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,497 | $5,603 | $9,333 | $4,869 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,797 | $5,792 | $10,068 | $5,027 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,444 | $5,639 | $11,573 | $5,095 |