Tennessee Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

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

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 33.99% and Middle Tennessee State University (31.00%) and Austin Peay State University (30.99%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Tennessee Public Colleges.

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.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 33.99% and Middle Tennessee State University has the second highest yield of 31.00%.

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. Most Favored Tennessee Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
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
2
1
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
3
3
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
4
-
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
5
4
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-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 25.01%
2.26%
87.00%1,090$16,234
($10,194)
6,86852.00%15 to 1
7
2
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
8
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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
9Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 15.00%93.00%985$22,284
($8,568)
9,21832.00%14 to 1
Average26.11%81.11%1,088$19,988
($10,078)
15,09952.00%16 to 1