2024 Most Expensive Tennessee Private Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $31,428 over 24 4-year private Tennessee colleges. It is a 7.97% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 23 private Tennessee colleges increased, and no colleges' tuition decreased.

Vanderbilt University is the most expensive private Tennessee college with tuition & fees of $63,946.

Rhodes College ($54,892) and The University of the South ($53,704) are following it in the list of Tennessee Private Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 61.60% and the average SAT score is 1,255 at the schools.

Table. Tennessee Private Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $63,946
$3,598
$56,128
$2,406
6.00%13,7101,54092.00%7 to 1
2
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Rhodes College Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $54,892
$2,582
$54,892
$2,582
50.01%2,0081,40085.00%9 to 1
3
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The University of the South Sewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year $53,704
$2,569
$18,730
$450
51.00%1,7041,30581.00%10 to 1
4
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Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $41,320
$1,470
$27,050
$940
96.00%8,9101,25072.00%12 to 1
5
1
Milligan University Milligan, TNPrivate, 4-year $39,350
$1,800
$7,967
$2
70.02%1,1051,21063.00%9 to 1
6
1
Lipscomb University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,824
$1,672
$17,100
$270
66.99%4,7041,24069.00%13 to 1
7
2
Maryville College Maryville, TNPrivate, 4-year $38,514
$756
$15,956
$306
66.00%1,0691,09553.00%12 to 1
8
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Christian Brothers University Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year $37,300
$1,780
$13,588
$1,924
87.96%1,9341,21559.00%9 to 1
9
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King University Bristol, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,800
$1,016
$14,182
$1
53.97%1,357-46.00%11 to 1
10
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Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TNPrivate, 4-year $34,700
$1,700
$10,168
$761
68.00%2,5861,04056.00%10 to 1
Average$43,735$23,57661.60%3,9091,25567.60%10 to 1