Tennessee Colleges with Low Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Tennessee Colleges with Lowest Yield is 26.93% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Fisk University has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 7.00% and Bethel University (12.00%) and Tennessee State University (15.00%) are following it in the list of Tennessee 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.

Fisk University has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 7.00% and Bethel University has the second lowest yield of 12.00%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,818 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,574 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 73.10% and the average SAT score is 1,156 at the schools.

Table. Tennessee Colleges With Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Fisk University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 7.00%
0.74%
58.01%1,330$24,2981,05556.00%12 to 1
2
7
Bethel University McKenzie, TNPrivate, 4-year 12.00%
8.63%
96.99%975$17,5304,68644.00%17 to 1
3Tennessee State University Nashville, TNPublic, 4-year 15.00%93.00%985$22,284
($8,568)
9,21832.00%14 to 1
4
4
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year 15.02%
4.90%
59.00%1,110$26,1505,41850.00%8 to 1
5
-
Rhodes College Memphis, TNPrivate, 4-year 16.00%
0.84%
50.01%1,400$54,8922,00885.00%9 to 1
6
-
Maryville College Maryville, TNPrivate, 4-year 16.99%
0.05%
66.00%1,095$38,5141,06953.00%12 to 1
7
5
Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TNPrivate, 4-year 17.99%
5.10%
68.00%1,040$34,7002,58656.00%10 to 1
8
4
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
9
2
The University of the South Sewanee, TNPrivate, 4-year 18.01%
0.64%
51.00%1,305$53,7041,70481.00%10 to 1
10
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Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 18.99%
2.74%
96.00%1,250$41,3208,91072.00%12 to 1
Average15.50%73.10%1,156$32,818
($9,456)
5,85757.70%12 to 1