Tennessee State University 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 32% last year.

Austin Peay State University with 43% and University of Memphis with 48% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Public 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 $19,988 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,363 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.11% and the average SAT score is 1,088 at the schools.

Table. Tennessee Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 32.00%
1.68%
$22,284
($8,568)
15.00%93.00%9859,21814 to 1
2
-
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 43.00%
0.66%
$14,219
($8,675)
30.99%96.01%1,0459,32614 to 1
3
4
University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 48.00%
6.40%
$14,784
($10,344)
18.00%93.00%1,07021,91717 to 1
4
2
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
1.73%
$18,208
($10,144)
33.99%77.00%1,08011,28316 to 1
4
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The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.31%
$16,234
($10,194)
25.01%87.00%1,0906,86815 to 1
6
1
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 54.00%
0.33%
$29,042
($9,506)
31.00%68.00%1,10020,08616 to 1
7
4
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 55.00%
4.42%
$13,034
($9,706)
25.00%87.00%1,05013,48316 to 1
8
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Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 60.00%
0.14%
$20,116
($10,084)
27.00%83.00%1,1109,90218 to 1
9
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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.13%
$31,974
($13,484)
29.00%46.00%1,26033,80518 to 1
Average52.00%$19,988
($10,078)
26.11%81.11%1,08815,09916 to 1