Tennessee Private Colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

Vanderbilt University has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 7 to last year.

Lincoln Memorial University and Belmont University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

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

Vanderbilt University has the highest students to faculty ratio of 7 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Lincoln Memorial University has the second lowest ratio of 8 to 1.

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 53.67% and the average SAT score is 1,300 at the schools.

Table. Tennessee Private Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 7 to 1
1 to 1
13,7101,249275$63,94692.00%
2
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Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year 8 to 1
2 to 1
5,418313275$26,15050.00%
3
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Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 12 to 1
2 to 1
8,910383454$41,32072.00%
4
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South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 16 to 1
4 to 1
6,182237550$17,93538.00%
Average11 to 18,555546389$37,33863.00%