In average, 95% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Tennessee Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $18,001. For all undergraduate students, 89.27% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $15,755

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $10,201 for state residents and $26,416 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Tennessee Colleges is $42,770 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $24,769.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Tennessee Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Tennessee Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN$14,219 ($8,675)96.00%$10,23299.00%$8,454
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN$13,84694.00%$16,180100.00%$8,029
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN$41,32091.00%$22,08079.00%$20,411
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN$17,53096.00%$13,39683.00%$8,133
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN$18,90098.00%$11,97759.00%$16,565
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN$34,700100.00%$24,69799.00%$22,878
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN$37,300100.00%$26,96498.00%$30,271
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN$27,840100.00%$22,14599.00%$17,310
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN$13,034 ($9,706)100.00%$8,73999.00%$7,272
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN$24,29898.00%$18,58099.00%$19,074
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN$25,000100.00%$17,34995.00%$13,817
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN$20,31883.00%$9,42385.00%$10,146
King UniversityBristol, TN$34,80086.00%$22,71577.00%$16,929
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN$22,69096.00%$14,04280.00%$13,110
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN$26,150100.00%$19,10591.00%$17,191
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN$38,824100.00%$24,40494.00%$22,046
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN$38,514100.00%$30,78299.00%$27,903
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN$11,91250.00%$9,568100.00%$6,569
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN$29,042 ($9,506)100.00%$9,42197.00%$7,941
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN$39,350100.00%$28,70197.00%$27,317
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN$54,89297.00%$35,71293.00%$35,050
South CollegeKnoxville, TN$17,93583.00%$13,04866.00%$8,916
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN$25,59099.00%$14,00094.00%$12,876
Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN$13,920100.00%$4,87189.00%$5,847
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN$22,284 ($8,568)98.00%$17,31592.00%$14,392
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN$20,116 ($10,084)96.00%$8,47180.00%$9,243
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN$29,264100.00%$22,44296.00%$18,284
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN$23,425 ($11,002)--83.00%$9,857
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN$10,506 ($10,506)100.00%$9,03999.00%$7,430
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$18,208 ($10,144)94.00%$9,30981.00%$9,159
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN$31,974 ($13,484)88.00%$10,59386.00%$11,518
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN$16,234 ($10,194)98.00%$9,26192.00%$8,333
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN$53,70497.00%$34,24196.00%$32,824
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN$30,090100.00%$21,01387.00%$17,414
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN$28,500100.00%$22,63093.00%$16,908
Union UniversityJackson, TN$20,302100.00%$28,52090.00%$22,725
University of MemphisMemphis, TN$14,784 ($10,344)98.00%$9,62584.00%$8,469
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$63,94665.00%$53,93266.00%$49,056
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN$22,00079.00%$7,77379.00%$6,925
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN$20,796100.00%$13,73685.00%$9,476
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN$15,010100.00%$14,001100.00%$9,896
Average$26,416 ($10,201)95%$18,001 89%$15,755
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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