Tennessee Private Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

South College has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 38% last year.

Lincoln Memorial University with 50% and Belmont University with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Private Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,338 and graduate tuition & fees is $33,663 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 53.97% and the average SAT score is 1,300 at the schools.

Table. Tennessee Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 38.00%
0.28%
$17,935---6,18216 to 1
2
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Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year 50.00%
3.01%
$26,15015.49%59.27%1,1105,4188 to 1
3
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Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
3.78%
$41,32019.35%96.36%1,2508,91012 to 1
4
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 92.00%
1.38%
$63,94657.03%6.28%1,54013,7107 to 1
Average63.00%$37,33830.62%53.97%1,3008,55511 to 1