For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 69.36%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate decreased by 1.99%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges has decreased by 2.01% from 71.37% to 69.36%. Of the 37 Tennessee Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 18 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 17 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Tennessee Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Tennessee Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2019 to 2024 at Tennessee Colleges | School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
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American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | 94.98% | 91.15%
3.83% | 93.43%
2.28% | 93.82%
0.39% | 96.01%
2.18% | 1.02% |
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Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 59.56% | 69.30%
9.73% | 34.92%
34.38% | 40.93%
6.01% | 67.76%
26.84% | 8.2% |
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Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 83.80% | 83.23%
0.58% | 88.08%
4.85% | 96.27%
8.19% | 96.00%
0.27% | 12.2% |
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Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 90.27% | 76.12%
14.15% | 49.95%
26.17% | 88.79%
38.84% | 96.99%
8.2% | 6.72% |
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Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 69.24% | 79.32%
10.08% | 78.87%
0.45% | 79.78%
0.91% | 68.00%
11.78% | 1.23% |
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Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 50.15% | 49.94%
0.21% | 96.57%
46.63% | 87.46%
9.12% | 87.96%
0.51% | 37.81% |
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Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 61.03% | 53.76%
7.27% | 57.76%
4% | 66.21%
8.45% | 67.00%
0.79% | 5.97% |
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 63.11% | 61.50%
1.61% | 73.99%
12.49% | 71.12%
2.87% | 66.99%
4.13% | 3.87% |
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East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 85.93% | 78.38%
7.55% | 87.40%
9.02% | 85.26%
2.14% | 87.00%
1.74% | 1.07% |
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Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 93.41% | 66.46%
26.95% | 61.11%
5.35% | 70.97%
9.86% | 58.01%
12.96% | 35.4% |
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Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 88.45% | 80.85%
7.6% | 87.88%
7.03% | 91.19%
3.31% | 90.99%
0.2% | 2.54% |
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Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 53.27% | 54.97%
1.71% | 80.92%
25.95% | 63.21%
17.72% | 53.93%
9.27% | 0.67% |
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King UniversityBristol, TN | 62.07% | 60.18%
1.89% | 66.19%
6.01% | 60.80%
5.39% | 53.97%
6.83% | 8.09% |
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South CollegeKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lane CollegeJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 80.43% | 63.80%
16.63% | 97.88%
34.08% | 99.56%
1.68% | 97.17%
2.39% | 16.74% |
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Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 81.75% | 83.01%
1.26% | 82.94%
0.06% | 72.59%
10.35% | 72.00%
0.59% | 9.75% |
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Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 49.58% | 68.53%
18.95% | 69.90%
1.37% | 78.48%
8.59% | 59.00%
19.49% | 9.42% |
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The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | 98.66% | 98.34%
0.32% | 92.16%
6.19% | 80.26%
11.89% | 83.03%
2.77% | 15.63% |
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Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 55.57% | 62.11%
6.54% | 68.19%
6.08% | 69.50%
1.31% | 66.00%
3.5% | 10.43% |
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University of MemphisMemphis, TN | 84.75% | 85.20%
0.45% | 95.21%
10.01% | 94.60%
0.6% | 93.00%
1.6% | 8.24% |
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Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | 93.71% | 94.20%
0.48% | 68.40%
25.79% | 72.54%
4.14% | 68.00%
4.54% | 25.71% |
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 44.71% | 51.36%
6.65% | 56.88%
5.52% | 53.91%
2.97% | 50.01%
3.9% | 5.3% |
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The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 66.71% | 56.07%
10.64% | 60.26%
4.19% | 52.32%
7.94% | 51.00%
1.32% | 15.72% |
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Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | - | 73.96% | 74.40%
0.44% | 65.78%
8.62% | 67.01%
1.23% | 6.95% |
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Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 61.46% | 60.92%
0.54% | 59.62%
1.31% | 60.74%
1.13% | 59.01%
1.74% | 2.45% |
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The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 82.05% | 83.11%
1.06% | 85.68%
2.58% | 82.65%
3.04% | 77.00%
5.65% | 5.05% |
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The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 78.85% | 78.15%
0.7% | 74.94%
3.21% | 68.41%
6.53% | 46.00%
22.41% | 32.85% |
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The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | 64.49% | 64.95%
0.46% | 75.12%
10.17% | 88.44%
13.32% | 87.00%
1.44% | 22.51% |
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Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | 93.00% | - |
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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | 79.02% | 79.63%
0.61% | 79.15%
0.49% | 78.10%
1.05% | 83.00%
4.9% | 3.98% |
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Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 62.33% | 62.83%
0.5% | 77.70%
14.87% | 70.87%
6.83% | 70.02%
0.85% | 7.69% |
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Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 72.37% | 67.15%
5.21% | 77.03%
9.87% | 81.08%
4.05% | 60.03%
21.05% | 12.34% |
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Union UniversityJackson, TN | 52.72% | 57.53%
4.81% | 52.89%
4.64% | 52.55%
0.34% | 47.01%
5.54% | 5.71% |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 9.12% | 11.62%
2.5% | 7.14%
4.48% | 6.67%
0.47% | 6.00%
0.67% | 3.12% |
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Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | 50.22% | 48.80%
1.42% | 46.78%
2.03% | 56.73%
9.96% | 42.86%
13.88% | 7.36% |
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Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 75.25% | 71.93%
3.32% | 36.63%
35.3% | 20.41%
16.22% | 28.68%
8.27% | 46.57% |
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Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
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Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 98.91% | 99.23%
0.32% | 60.35%
38.88% | 66.71%
6.36% | 70.02%
3.31% | 28.89% |
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The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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South College-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | 71.37% | 70.21%
1.16% | 71.01%
0.8% | 71.35%
0.35% | 69.36%
1.99% | -2.01% |
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