A total of 328,847 students are enrolled in Tennessee colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 277,077 undergraduate and 51,770 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 84.26% and the proportion of graduate students is 15.74%.

By school level, 232,056 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 92,730 students enrolled in community colleges, and 4,061 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Tennessee colleges, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the most number of students of 33,805 among 4-year colleges. For Tennessee community colleges, Pellissippi State Community College has the most students of 8,452 and Genesis Career College-Cookeville is the largest trade school with 346.

Student Population By School Level for Tennessee Colleges

By attending status, there are 228,486 full-time students and 100,361 part-time students at Tennessee colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Tennessee colleges. A total of 328,847 students have enrolled in Tennessee colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Tennessee Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
American Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year53533716---
Arnolds Beauty SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year707070----
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensPublic, 2-4 year221221221----
Austin Peay State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,3268,1205,3262,7941,206446760
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityPrivate, 4-year79777730347420119
Belmont UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,9107,3847,1002841,5261,188338
Bethel UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,6864,0382,3821,656648169479
Bryan College-DaytonPrivate, 4-year1,6561,48277470817418156
Carson-Newman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5861,5191,4081111,067170897
Chattanooga State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4296,4293,0213,408---
Christian Brothers UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,9341,2531,002251681529152
Pentecostal Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year565132-132433176257
Austin's Beauty College IncPrivate, Less than 2-year595959----
Cleveland State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1803,1801,5411,639---
Columbia State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,9544,9542,5262,428---
Concorde Career College-MemphisPrivate, 2-4 year1,3171,3171,317----
Cumberland UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5882,3111,87044127776201
Lipscomb UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,7042,9552,7911641,7491,515234
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonPublic, 2-4 year982982619363---
Dyersburg State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6832,6831,1881,495---
East Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year13,48310,5548,4802,0742,9291,7961,133
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersPrivate, 2-4 year220220220----
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonPublic, 2-4 year49549541283---
The Hair Academy LLCPrivate, Less than 2-year72725319---
Fisk UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,0551,00998326463412
Welch CollegePrivate, 4-year394345197148491039
Freed-Hardeman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3301,8501,351499480117363
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanPublic, 2-4 year579579161418---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvillePublic, 2-4 year643643196447---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldPublic, 2-4 year912912300612---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, 2-4 year32832823395---
Jackson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4423,4421,2922,150---
John A Gupton CollegePrivate, 2-4 year19619659137---
Johnson UniversityPrivate, 4-year93966960564270121149
Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroPrivate, Less than 2-year26126118180---
King UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3571,12097814223719641
South CollegePrivate, 4-year6,1824,9063,3831,5231,2761,171105
Lane CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0101,01095456---
Le Moyne-Owen CollegePrivate, 4-year60960953475---
Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,9273,4462,673773481180301
Lincoln Memorial UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,4181,5601,2063543,8583,493365
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonPublic, 2-4 year1,4171,4173131,104---
The University of Tennessee SouthernPublic, 4-year934896749147382018
Maryville CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0691,06597491422
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenziePublic, 2-4 year1341349836---
Genesis Career College-CookevillePrivate, Less than 2-year346346181165---
Meharry Medical CollegePrivate, 4-year962---962962-
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisPublic, 2-4 year1,5471,547853694---
University of MemphisPublic, 4-year21,91716,70810,9545,7545,2092,6892,520
Memphis Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year203---20315053
Middle Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year20,08617,43813,8843,5542,6487291,919
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownPublic, 2-4 year859859518341---
Motlow State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,6365,6362,8762,760---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroPublic, 2-4 year337337215122---
Lincoln College of Technology-NashvillePrivate, 2-4 year1,0531,0531,053----
Nashville State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,6176,6172,7183,899---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestPublic, 2-4 year444444216228---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollPublic, 2-4 year24824816484---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPublic, 2-4 year565565183382---
Rhodes CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0081,9961,943531212-
Roane State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4574,4572,1792,278---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpPublic, 2-4 year1,4111,4112421,169---
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4436,4432,5473,896---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvillePublic, 2-4 year550550371179---
The University of the SouthPrivate, 4-year1,7041,6131,59023916724
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvillePublic, 2-4 year439439138301---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvillePublic, 2-4 year495495309186---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvillePublic, 2-4 year577577192385---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonPublic, 2-4 year2,2392,2395021,737---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvillePublic, 2-4 year1,1571,157736421---
Pellissippi State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4528,4524,0044,448---
Southern Adventist UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,9032,5712,185386332108224
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,052929834951237944
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaPublic, 4-year11,2839,8848,8831,0011,399729670
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvillePublic, 4-year33,80527,03925,8251,2146,7663,9882,778
The University of Tennessee-MartinPublic, 4-year6,8686,1654,2731,892703246457
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncPrivate, Less than 2-year342342342----
Tennessee State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,2187,6786,6869921,540649891
Tennessee Technological UniversityPublic, 4-year9,9028,5377,7288091,3653331,032
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,3271,8671,4194481,4601,090370
Northeast State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1005,1002,6072,493---
Tusculum UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3031,11188822319213854
Union UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,7311,9001,543357831434397
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,7107,1517,082696,5595,4041,155
Volunteer State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,9576,9573,5163,441---
Walters State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,4775,4772,6032,874---
William R Moore College of TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year361361172189---
Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvillePrivate, Less than 2-year13713712116---
Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvillePublic, 2-4 year1,0161,016592424---
Nossi College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year298298298----
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year2121192---
Queen City CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year1281281262---
Genesis Career College-LebanonPrivate, Less than 2-year15515513619---
Brillare Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year255255255----
Remington College-Memphis CampusPrivate, 2-4 year344344344----
North Central InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year51513318---
Richmont Graduate UniversityPrivate, 4-year343---343181162
Williamson Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year605151-981
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaPrivate, 4-year2,4782,4782,111367---
Strayer University-TennesseePrivate, 4-year2,8822,5981452,45328446238
Lawrenceburg Technical CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year4040355---
Remington College-Nashville CampusPrivate, 2-4 year240240240----
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvillePrivate, 4-year1,5561,5561,556----
Visible Music CollegePrivate, 4-year230211205619145
Elite College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year59593623---
TC BeautyPrivate, Less than 2-year121121121----
Fortis Institute-NashvillePrivate, 2-4 year3833833812---
Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year23223217062---
Love Beauty School IncPrivate, Less than 2-year69693732---
Empire Beauty School-E MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year16216210854---
Empire Beauty School-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year91917318---
Empire Beauty School-JacksonPrivate, Less than 2-year686868----
Omega Graduate SchoolPrivate, 4-year77---776512
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingPrivate, 2-4 year79179175437---
Mid-South Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year171717----
The Salon Professional Academy-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year454545----
Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year39392316---
Vibe Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year676767----
Mind Body InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year363636----
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson CityPrivate, Less than 2-year676767----
Sandra Academy of Salon ServicesPrivate, Less than 2-year737373----
Gould's AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year157157157----
Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvillePrivate, Less than 2-year717171----
Milligan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,1057557084735025496
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterPublic, 4-year3,139295281142,8442,639205
Image Maker Beauty InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year65655213---
Nashville Film InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year575757----
Allied Health Careers InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year63634617---
Master's Barber & Styling CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year2525205---
EduMed PartnersPrivate, Less than 2-year666666----
Massage Institute of MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year151515----
Gould's AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year174174174----
Jersey College - ClevelandPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Health-Tech Institute of MemphisPrivate, Less than 2-year444----
Fortis Institute-CookevillePrivate, 2-4 year295295295----
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-NashvillePrivate, Less than 2-year24724716780---
Jersey College - KnoxvillePrivate, 2-4 year-------
Harding School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year-------
Casa Loma College - NashvillePrivate, 4-year-------
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroPublic, Less than 2-year-------
South College-NashvillePrivate, 4-year-------
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor CenterPrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-Nashville CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Strayer University-Knoxville CampusPrivate, 4-year-------
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusPrivate, 4-year377377172205---
Academy of Allied Health CareersPrivate, Less than 2-year1141147143---
Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year414141----
Studio 75 Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year44-4---
Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisPrivate, 4-year-------
Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvillePrivate, 4-year-------