Top Colleges in Tennessee Tuition Comparison

Vanderbilt University ranked first in the Top Colleges in Tennessee rankings, followed by Lipscomb University and Belmont University.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in Tennessee is $9,410 for in-state and $33,944 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Vanderbilt University has the highest tuition & fees of $63,946 and Austin Peay State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $14,219 among Top Colleges in Tennessee. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,458 for in-state and $24,542 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 70.93% and the SAT score is 1186 for the Top Colleges in Tennessee. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively low.

Table. Top Colleges in Tennessee Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$63,946$56,1286.28%1,540 SAT
35 ACT		13,71092%
2Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN$38,824$17,10066.64%1,240 SAT
26 ACT		4,70469%
3Belmont UniversityNashville, TN$41,320$27,05096.36%1,250 SAT
27 ACT		8,91072%
4Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN$39,350$7,96770.27%1,210 SAT
24 ACT		1,10563%
5Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN$25,000$11,70090.62%1,010 SAT
22 ACT		2,33069%
6The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$18,208 ($10,144)$18,852 ($10,788)77.02%1,080 SAT
22 ACT		11,28352%
7Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN$26,150$23,22559.27%1,110 SAT
21 ACT		5,41850%
8Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN$14,219 ($8,675)$15,113 ($10,127)95.95%1,045 SAT
20 ACT		9,32643%
9Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN$54,892$54,89249.68%1,400 SAT
30 ACT		2,00885%
10Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN$17,530$13,39297.17%975 SAT
20 ACT		4,68644%
Average$33,944 ($9,410)$24,542 ($10,458)71%1,1866,34864%
Top Colleges in Tennessee Tuition Comparison