There are 15 National Universities in Tennessee - 7 public and 8 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,262 for Tennessee residents and $21,349 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $34,158. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $11,489 for Tennessee residents and $23,503 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $23,312 in average.

Vanderbilt University has the highest tuition & fees of $63,946 and East Tennessee State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $13,034 among National Universities in Tennessee.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is the largest school with 33,805 students and Carson-Newman University is the smallest school with 2,586 students among those schools.

Comparison between 15 National Universities in Tennessee with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in Tennessee
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Belmont UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $41,320$27,050 96.00%72% 12 to 1 8,910
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,700$10,168 68.00%56% 10 to 1 2,586
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNPublic, 4-year $13,034
($9,706)		$25,904
($10,784)		 87.00%55% 16 to 1 13,483
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year $26,150$23,225 59.00%50% 8 to 1 5,418
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,824$17,100 66.99%69% 13 to 1 4,704
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year $29,042
($9,506)		$28,170
($11,124)		 68.00%54% 16 to 1 20,086
South CollegeKnoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year $17,935$28,249 -38% 16 to 1 6,182
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TNPublic, 4-year $22,284
($8,568)		$23,516
($11,092)		 93.00%32% 14 to 1 9,218
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TNPublic, 4-year $20,116
($10,084)		$20,740
($11,800)		 83.00%60% 18 to 1 9,902
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year $18,208
($10,144)		$18,852
($10,788)		 77.00%52% 16 to 1 11,283
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNPublic, 4-year $31,974
($13,484)		$32,108
($13,620)		 46.00%72% 18 to 1 33,805
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $30,090$12,624 70.02%61% 22 to 1 3,327
Union UniversityJackson, TNPrivate, 4-year $20,302$11,953 47.01%66% 8 to 1 2,731
University of MemphisMemphis, TNPublic, 4-year $14,784
($10,344)		$15,228
($11,214)		 93.00%48% 17 to 1 21,917
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $63,946$56,128 6.00%92% 7 to 1 13,710