Tennessee Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest Tennessee Public Colleges to get in is 81.11% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,988 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,363 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest Tennessee Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 96.01%
2.19%
30.99%1,045$14,219
($8,675)
9,32643.00%14 to 1
2
1
University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 93.00%
1.60%
18.00%1,070$14,784
($10,344)
21,91748.00%17 to 1
2Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 93.00%15.00%985$22,284
($8,568)
9,21832.00%14 to 1
4
-
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 87.00%
1.74%
25.00%1,050$13,034
($9,706)
13,48355.00%16 to 1
4
1
The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 87.00%
1.44%
25.01%1,090$16,234
($10,194)
6,86852.00%15 to 1
6
-
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 83.00%
4.90%
27.00%1,110$20,116
($10,084)
9,90260.00%18 to 1
7
2
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 77.00%
5.65%
33.99%1,080$18,208
($10,144)
11,28352.00%16 to 1
8
1
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 68.00%
4.54%
31.00%1,100$29,042
($9,506)
20,08654.00%16 to 1
9
1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 46.00%
22.41%
29.00%1,260$31,974
($13,484)
33,80572.00%18 to 1
Average81.11%26.11%1,088$19,988
($10,078)
15,09952.00%16 to 1