The average acceptance rate of the 30 Tennessee colleges that have competitive admission is 69.65% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.11%. The acceptance rate at 9 Tennessee colleges increased and the rate of 20 colleges decreased.
Vanderbilt University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 6.28%. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (45.99%) and Union University (47.18%) are following it in the list of Tightest Tennessee Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Vanderbilt University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranked 2nd, up 8 places from 10th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,888 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,948 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 6.28% 0.39% | 57.03% | 1,540 | $63,946 | 13,710 | 92.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 2 8 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year | 45.99% 22.42% | 28.83% | 1,260 | $31,974 ($13,484) | 33,805 | 72.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 - | Union University Jackson, TNPrivate, 4-year | 47.18% 5.37% | 22.73% | 1,190 | $20,302 | 2,731 | 66.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 4 - | Rhodes College Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year | 49.68% 4.23% | 16.14% | 1,400 | $54,892 | 2,008 | 85.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 3 | The University of the South Sewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year | 50.90% 1.42% | 17.58% | 1,305 | $53,704 | 1,704 | 81.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 - | Johnson University Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 53.77% 9.44% | 55.18% | 1,010 | $20,318 | 939 | 65.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 2 | King University Bristol, TNPrivate, 4-year | 54.39% 6.41% | 25.54% | - | $34,800 | 1,357 | 46.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 5 | Fisk University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 57.91% 13.06% | 6.92% | 1,330 | $24,298 | 1,055 | 56.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 9 | Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year | 59.27% 19.21% | 15.49% | 1,110 | $26,150 | 5,418 | 50.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 10 10 | Tusculum University Greeneville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 60.42% 20.66% | 47.16% | - | $28,500 | 1,303 | 33.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 48.58% | 29.26% | 1,268 | $35,888 ($13,484) | 6,403 | 64.60% | 11 to 1 |