Vanderbilt University has the highest 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 93% last year.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 73% and Belmont University with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,481 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,004 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 70.38% and the average SAT score is 1,166 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 93.00% 0.38% | $63,946 | 57.03% | 6.28% | 1,540 | 13,710 | 7 to 1 |
| 2 - | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year | 73.00% 0.87% | $31,974 ($13,484) | 28.83% | 45.99% | 1,260 | 33,805 | 18 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 5 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 3.31% | $16,234 ($10,194) | 24.63% | 87.32% | 1,090 | 6,868 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year | 54.00% 0.99% | $26,150 | 15.49% | 59.27% | 1,110 | 5,418 | 8 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year | 54.00% 0.33% | $29,042 ($9,506) | 31.14% | 68.00% | 1,100 | 20,086 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year | 54.00% 5.86% | $20,116 ($10,084) | 27.25% | 83.16% | 1,110 | 9,902 | 18 to 1 |
| 8 2 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year | 53.00% 0.73% | $18,208 ($10,144) | 33.99% | 77.02% | 1,080 | 11,283 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 1 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year | 50.00% 0.58% | $13,034 ($9,706) | 24.83% | 87.06% | 1,050 | 13,483 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 5 | University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year | 49.00% 5.40% | $14,784 ($10,344) | 17.74% | 93.38% | 1,070 | 21,917 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 60.70% | $27,481 ($10,495) | 28.03% | 70.38% | 1,166 | 14,538 | 14 to 1 |