The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 18 to last year.
Tennessee Technological University and University of Memphis also have higher ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. Tennessee Technological University has the second highest ratio of 18 to 1.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,783 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,052 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 81.11% and the average SAT score is 1,088 at the schools.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year | 18 to 1 1 to 1 | 33,805 | 1,665 | 237 | $31,974 ($13,484) | 72.00% |
| 1 1 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year | 18 to 1 - | 9,902 | 446 | 113 | $20,116 ($10,084) | 60.00% |
| 3 2 | University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year | 17 to 1 1 to 1 | 21,917 | 886 | 461 | $14,784 ($10,344) | 48.00% |
| 4 3 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 13,483 | 773 | 265 | $13,034 ($9,706) | 55.00% |
| 4 3 | South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 16 to 1 4 to 1 | 6,182 | 237 | 550 | $17,935 | 38.00% |
| 4 1 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 20,086 | 946 | 320 | $29,042 ($9,506) | 54.00% |
| 4 2 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 2 to 1 | 11,283 | 498 | 249 | $18,208 ($10,144) | 52.00% |
| 8 1 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year | 15 to 1 - | 6,868 | 293 | 149 | $16,234 ($10,194) | 52.00% |
| 9 2 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year | 14 to 1 1 to 1 | 9,326 | 391 | 299 | $14,219 ($8,675) | 43.00% |
| 9 1 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year | 14 to 1 - | 9,218 | 366 | 118 | $22,284 ($8,568) | 32.00% |
| Average | 16 to 1 | 14,207 | 650 | 276 | $19,783 ($10,078) | 50.60% |