There are 151 Tennessee Colleges - 11 public and 51 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,201 for Tennessee residents and $19,439 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $25,750. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $11,434 for Tennessee residents and $20,557 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $17,707 in average.

Vanderbilt University has the highest tuition & fees of $63,946 and The University of Tennessee Southern has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,506 among Tennessee Colleges.

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is the largest school with 33,805 students and Mid-South Christian College is the smallest school with 17 students among those schools.

Comparison between 151 Tennessee Colleges with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Tennessee Colleges
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Academy of Allied Health CareersChattanooga, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $9,425- -- 20 to 1 114
Allied Health Careers InstituteMurfreesboro, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $13,275- -69% 10 to 1 63
American Baptist CollegeNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $12,474- -25% 5 to 1 53
Arnolds Beauty SchoolMilan, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,750- -75% 12 to 1 70
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNPublic, 4-year $14,219
($8,675)		$15,113
($10,127)		 96.01%43% 14 to 1 9,326
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor CenterAntioch, TNPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Austin's Beauty College IncClarksville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $14,900- -55% 10 to 1 59
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $13,846- 67.76%58% 7 to 1 797
Belmont UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $41,320$27,050 96.00%72% 12 to 1 8,910
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TNPrivate, 4-year $17,530$13,392 96.99%44% 17 to 1 4,686
Brillare Beauty InstituteCleveland, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,000- -54% 18 to 1 255
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TNPrivate, 4-year $18,900$9,830 -51% 13 to 1 1,656
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,700$10,168 68.00%56% 10 to 1 2,586
Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $46,058- -- - -
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $10,690- -98% 25 to 1 220
Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,750
($4,550)		- -21% 13 to 1 6,429
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $37,300$13,588 87.96%59% 9 to 1 1,934
Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,730
($4,530)		- -29% 20 to 1 3,180
Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TNPublic, 2-4 year $18,104
($4,904)		- -27% 19 to 1 4,954
Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $17,622- 73.03%46% 34 to 1 1,317
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TNPrivate, 4-year $27,840$8,280 67.00%48% 16 to 1 2,588
Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,740
($4,540)		- -26% 23 to 1 2,683
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNPublic, 4-year $13,034
($9,706)		$25,904
($10,784)		 87.00%55% 16 to 1 13,483
EduMed PartnersGoodlettsville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $6,500- -80% 34 to 1 66
Elite College of CosmetologyLexington, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,875- -82% 11 to 1 59
Empire Beauty School-E MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,145- -46% 17 to 1 162
Empire Beauty School-JacksonJackson, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,145- -32% 16 to 1 68
Empire Beauty School-NashvilleBrentwood, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,145- -69% 18 to 1 91
Fisk UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $24,298$23,579 58.01%56% 12 to 1 1,055
Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $14,644- -46% 16 to 1 295
Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $15,237- -49% 18 to 1 383
Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyFranklin, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $13,075- -57% 7 to 1 39
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TNPrivate, 4-year $25,000$11,700 90.99%69% 13 to 1 2,330
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $16,400- -- 13 to 1 377
Genesis Career College-CookevilleCookeville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $9,570- -44% 20 to 1 346
Genesis Career College-LebanonLebanon, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,995- -58% 20 to 1 155
Gould's AcademyMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $11,225- -76% 10 to 1 157
Gould's AcademyBartlett, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $18,650- -95% 11 to 1 174
Harding School of TheologyMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Health-Tech Institute of MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $13,542- -100% 3 to 1 4
Image Maker Beauty InstituteHendersonville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $19,100- -89% 19 to 1 65
Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,716
($4,516)		- -23% 19 to 1 3,442
Jersey College - ClevelandCleveland, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $45,359- -- - -
Jersey College - KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $45,359- -- - -
John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $12,040- 83.87%45% 15 to 1 196
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year $20,318$10,285 53.93%65% 10 to 1 939
King UniversityBristol, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,800$14,182 53.97%46% 11 to 1 1,357
Lane CollegeJackson, TNPrivate, 4-year $11,790- -17% 15 to 1 1,010
Lawrenceburg Technical CollegeLawrenceburg, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $12,375- -100% 10 to 1 40
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $12,076- 97.17%18% 11 to 1 609
Lee UniversityCleveland, TNPrivate, 4-year $22,690$16,670 72.00%62% 12 to 1 3,927
Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $36,020- -54% 20 to 1 1,053
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
Love Beauty School IncManchester, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,000- -77% 15 to 1 69
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,514$15,956 66.00%53% 12 to 1 1,069
Massage Institute of MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $11,500- -75% 8 to 1 15
Master's Barber & Styling CollegeOld Hickory, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,100- -50% 7 to 1 25
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year -$33,648 -- - 962
Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year -$19,285 -- - 203
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $7,602- -- 85 to 1 791
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $11,912$3,980 100.00%- 2 to 1 17
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year $29,042
($9,506)		$28,170
($11,124)		 68.00%54% 16 to 1 20,086
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNPrivate, 4-year $32,240- -52% 50 to 1 2,478
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TNPrivate, 4-year $39,350$7,967 70.02%63% 9 to 1 1,105
Mind Body InstituteMadison, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $10,000- -60% 7 to 1 36
Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,736
($4,536)		- -32% 23 to 1 5,636
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignCookeville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,500- -88% 18 to 1 21
Nashville Film InstituteNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $20,800- -70% 12 to 1 57
Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,698
($4,498)		- -16% 20 to 1 6,617
North Central InstituteClarksville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $17,802- -72% 13 to 1 51
Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,742
($4,542)		- -28% 20 to 1 5,100
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $20,350- 42.86%58% 10 to 1 298
Omega Graduate SchoolDayton, TNPrivate, 4-year -$6,500 -- - 77
Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $14,900- -27% 16 to 1 137
Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,775- -27% 21 to 1 232
Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,400- -67% 16 to 1 261
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-NashvilleHendersonville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,400- -83% 16 to 1 247
Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,776
($4,576)		- -26% 18 to 1 8,452
Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TNPrivate, 4-year $11,472$11,995 -- 14 to 1 565
Queen City CollegeClarksville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,350- -56% 20 to 1 128
Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year -- -- - -
Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $20,047- -30% 30 to 1 344
Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $21,230- -60% 25 to 1 240
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $54,892$54,892 50.01%85% 9 to 1 2,008
Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanooga, TNPrivate, 4-year -$21,000 -- - 343
Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TNPublic, 2-4 year $18,622
($4,762)		- -32% 17 to 1 4,457
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson CityJohnson City, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,297- -51% 17 to 1 67
Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,297- -62% 14 to 1 71
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $15,466- -42% 11 to 1 1,556
Sandra Academy of Salon ServicesNew Tazewell, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,500- -- 20 to 1 73
South CollegeKnoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year $17,935$28,249 -38% 16 to 1 6,182
South College-NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $17,935- -- - -
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TNPrivate, 4-year $25,590$12,870 67.01%51% 15 to 1 2,903
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,750
($4,550)		- -14% 16 to 1 6,443
Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year $13,920- -- - -
Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $13,920- -- - -
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $13,920- -- - -
Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $13,920$15,135 -100% 41 to 1 2,882
Studio 75 Hair AcademyMillington, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,000- -92% 1 to 1 4
Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologySweetwater, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $10,900- -77% 9 to 1 41
TC BeautyJohnson City, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,350- -59% 10 to 1 121
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,972
($4,972)		- -74% 17 to 1 1,016
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -81% 12 to 1 444
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensAthens, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -69% 20 to 1 221
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvilleCrossville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -82% 20 to 1 495
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpCrump, TNPublic, 2-4 year $5,428
($5,428)		- -63% 22 to 1 1,411
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDickson, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -75% 17 to 1 982
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TNPublic, 2-4 year $3,936
($3,936)		- -86% 19 to 1 495
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanHarriman, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -59% 20 to 1 579
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleHartsville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -81% 13 to 1 643
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParis, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,008
($4,008)		- -76% 11 to 1 248
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldHohenwald, TNPublic, 2-4 year $5,344
($5,344)		- -68% 20 to 1 912
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroJacksboro, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -73% 12 to 1 328
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroLaFollette, TNPublic, Less than 2-year $2,746
($2,746)		- -- - -
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,008
($4,008)		- -75% 15 to 1 2,239
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $5,341
($5,341)		- -65% 20 to 1 1,157
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonLivingston, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -70% 25 to 1 1,417
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzieMcKenzie, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,308
($4,308)		- -83% 14 to 1 134
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleMcMinnville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $5,492
($5,492)		- -74% 15 to 1 577
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, TNPublic, 2-4 year $6,269
($6,269)		- -41% 20 to 1 1,547
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,419
($4,419)		- -71% 20 to 1 859
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TNPublic, 2-4 year $6,924
($6,924)		- -100% 20 to 1 337
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleHuntsville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,070
($4,070)		- -83% 6 to 1 439
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPulaski, TNPublic, 2-4 year $4,308
($4,308)		- -62% 13 to 1 565
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleShelbyville, TNPublic, 2-4 year $6,865
($6,865)		- -83% 20 to 1 550
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncKnoxville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,995- -66% 20 to 1 342
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
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TNPrivate, 4-year $29,264$21,845 59.01%50% 10 to 1 1,052
The Hair Academy LLCFayetteville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,250- -92% 20 to 1 72
The Salon Professional Academy-NashvilleNashville, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $19,460- -90% 7 to 1 45
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TNPublic, 4-year $23,425
($11,002)		$24,952
($14,725)		 -- 7 to 1 3,139
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TNPublic, 4-year $10,506
($10,506)		$8,910
($8,910)		 83.03%30% 12 to 1 934
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
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TNPublic, 4-year $16,234
($10,194)		$12,636
($11,592)		 87.00%52% 15 to 1 6,868
The University of the SouthSewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year $53,704$18,730 51.00%81% 10 to 1 1,704
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $30,090$12,624 70.02%61% 22 to 1 3,327
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TNPrivate, 4-year $28,500$14,400 60.03%33% 16 to 1 1,303
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
Vibe Barber CollegeMemphis, TNPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,800- -75% 15 to 1 67
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $22,000$11,000 28.68%24% 6 to 1 230
Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,724
($4,524)		- -22% 24 to 1 6,957
Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TNPublic, 2-4 year $17,719
($4,519)		- -32% 17 to 1 5,477
Welch CollegeGallatin, TNPrivate, 4-year $20,796$8,100 -59% 8 to 1 394
William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis, TNPrivate, 2-4 year $9,678- -74% 11 to 1 361
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TNPrivate, 4-year $15,010$16,720 -33% 7 to 1 60