For Tennessee Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $26,763.

Vanderbilt University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $63,946 and William R Moore College of Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,678 among Tennessee Private colleges. For graduate programs, Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $90,000 and Mid-South Christian College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,980 among Tennessee Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Tennessee Private colleges in 2024 is $42,339 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Tennessee Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$26,763$17,714
Books & Supplies$1,286$1,286
Room & Board$10,277$10,277
Other Expenses$4,013$4,013
COA$42,339$33,290

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee Private colleges is $26,763. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Tennessee Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Tennessee Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$22,147$915
2020-2021$22,469$987
2021-2022$22,896$1,038
2022-2023$23,980$1,055
2023-2024$25,608$1,156
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Tennessee Private colleges in 2024 is $17,714.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Tennessee Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Tennessee Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$15,751$657
2020-2021$16,273$688
2021-2022$16,402$756
2022-2023$16,687$827
2023-2024$16,801$913

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Tennessee Private colleges in 2024 is $910.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $776.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Tennessee Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$831$748
2020-2021$824$738
2021-2022$839$760
2022-2023$864$771
2023-2024$910$776

Tennessee Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Tennessee Private colleges in 2024 is $14,290 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,925 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Tennessee Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Tennessee Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $8,932$3,873 $8,793$4,321
2020-2021 $9,120$3,954 $9,013$4,611
2021-2022 $9,367$4,096 $9,202$4,745
2022-2023 $9,883$4,036 $10,188$4,870
2023-2024 $10,277$4,013 $11,051$4,874