Tennessee Public Colleges with Low Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Tennessee Public Colleges with Lowest Yield is 26.11% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Tennessee State University has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 15.00% and University of Memphis (18.00%) and East Tennessee State University (25.00%) are following it in the list of Tennessee Public Colleges with Lowest Yield.

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

Tennessee State University has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 15.00% and University of Memphis has the second lowest yield of 18.00%.

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 Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 15.00%93.00%985$22,284
($8,568)
9,21832.00%14 to 1
2
1
University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 18.00%
1.82%
93.00%1,070$14,784
($10,344)
21,91748.00%17 to 1
3
1
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 25.00%
0.09%
87.00%1,050$13,034
($9,706)
13,48355.00%16 to 1
4
2
The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 25.01%
2.26%
87.00%1,090$16,234
($10,194)
6,86852.00%15 to 1
5
3
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 27.00%
9.31%
83.00%1,110$20,116
($10,084)
9,90260.00%18 to 1
6
1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 29.00%
1.42%
46.00%1,260$31,974
($13,484)
33,80572.00%18 to 1
7
4
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TNPublic, 4-year 30.99%
6.45%
96.01%1,045$14,219
($8,675)
9,32643.00%14 to 1
8
2
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 31.00%
0.95%
68.00%1,100$29,042
($9,506)
20,08654.00%16 to 1
9
2
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 33.99%
1.43%
77.00%1,080$18,208
($10,144)
11,28352.00%16 to 1
Average26.11%81.11%1,088$19,988
($10,078)
15,09952.00%16 to 1