Tennessee State University 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 32% last year.
South College with 38% and Austin Peay State University with 43% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee 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 $19,201 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,163 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 82.56% and the average SAT score is 1,071 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 1.68% | $22,284 ($8,568) | 15.00% | 93.00% | 985 | 9,218 | 14 to 1 |
| 2 - | South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 38.00% 0.28% | $17,935 | - | - | - | 6,182 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 - | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 0.66% | $14,219 ($8,675) | 30.99% | 96.01% | 1,045 | 9,326 | 14 to 1 |
| 4 5 | University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year | 48.00% 6.40% | $14,784 ($10,344) | 18.00% | 93.00% | 1,070 | 21,917 | 17 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year | 50.00% 3.01% | $26,150 | 15.02% | 59.00% | 1,110 | 5,418 | 8 to 1 |
| 6 2 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 1.73% | $18,208 ($10,144) | 33.99% | 77.00% | 1,080 | 11,283 | 16 to 1 |
| 6 1 | The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 0.31% | $16,234 ($10,194) | 25.01% | 87.00% | 1,090 | 6,868 | 15 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year | 54.00% 0.33% | $29,042 ($9,506) | 31.00% | 68.00% | 1,100 | 20,086 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 5 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 4.42% | $13,034 ($9,706) | 25.00% | 87.00% | 1,050 | 13,483 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 - | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year | 60.00% 0.14% | $20,116 ($10,084) | 27.00% | 83.00% | 1,110 | 9,902 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 48.40% | $19,201 ($9,653) | 24.56% | 82.56% | 1,071 | 11,368 | 15 to 1 |