Colleges in Tennessee

144 colleges and universities in Tennessee: 45 four-year, 18 two-year and 81 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is The University of Tennessee-Martin ($10,211 a year after aid).

Four-year colleges and universities (45)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville	Public	$18,314	42%	$65,090
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Public	$12,562	69%	$52,702
University of Memphis	Memphis	Public	$12,192	72%	$52,227
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Public	$15,026	81%	$56,442
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Public	$14,208	86%	$48,646
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Public	$16,830	76%	$52,901
Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Public	$9,049	96%	$48,900
Vanderbilt University	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$15,497	5.9%	$99,080
Belmont University	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$32,648	95%	$62,789
The University of Tennessee-Martin	Martin	Public	$10,211	88%	$48,116
Tennessee State University	Nashville	Public	$12,154	70%	$47,151
Lipscomb University	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$23,178	68%	$62,332
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	Private nonprofit	$25,979	66%	$58,780
Lee University	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$21,034	71%	$47,741
Cumberland University	Lebanon	Private nonprofit	$15,965	67%	$66,885
Rhodes College	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$28,776	50%	$79,506
Strayer University-Tennessee	Nashville	Private for-profit	—	—	$44,016
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$19,828	69%	$56,862
The University of the South	Sewanee	Private nonprofit	$31,931	57%	$72,175
Union University	Jackson	Private nonprofit	$22,995	60%	$58,910
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	Private nonprofit	$21,394	63%	$59,630
Bethel University	McKenzie	Private nonprofit	$13,267	60%	$49,011
Carson-Newman University	Jefferson City	Private nonprofit	$18,130	90%	$51,756
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	Private nonprofit	$22,036	60%	$48,969
Fisk University	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$37,143	37%	$45,614
Maryville College	Maryville	Private nonprofit	$20,677	61%	$50,006
King University	Bristol	Private nonprofit	$22,416	100%	$65,781
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$16,842	87%	$55,642
The University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	Public	$6,690	87%	$46,623
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	Private nonprofit	$14,965	69%	$53,474
Milligan University	Milligan	Private nonprofit	$20,000	72%	$57,255
Bryan College-Dayton	Dayton	Private nonprofit	$23,601	—	$55,127
Tusculum University	Greeneville	Private nonprofit	$20,508	72%	$48,636
Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$10,165	82%	$70,235
Johnson University	Knoxville	Private nonprofit	$23,549	65%	$44,300
Lane College	Jackson	Private nonprofit	$12,660	—	$35,657
Le Moyne-Owen College	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$6,993	99%	$41,221
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	Public	—	—	$77,971
Nossi College of Art and Design	Nashville	Private for-profit	$24,518	46%	$36,368
Welch College	Gallatin	Private nonprofit	$17,090	—	$44,636
Visible Music College	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$25,006	28%	—
American Baptist College	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$11,418	—	$42,312
Williamson Christian College	Franklin	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Mid-South Christian College	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$13,126	100%	—
Herzing University-Clarksville	Clarksville	Private nonprofit	—	—	$44,255

Two-year and community colleges (18)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
South College	Knoxville	Private for-profit	$17,273	—	$45,099
Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville	Public	$6,725	—	$42,869
Nashville State Community College	Nashville	Public	$7,979	—	$42,096
Volunteer State Community College	Gallatin	Public	$10,508	—	$45,291
Chattanooga State Community College	Chattanooga	Public	$5,286	—	$43,805
Southwest Tennessee Community College	Memphis	Public	$5,091	—	$38,117
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Private for-profit	$24,814	—	$34,579
Northeast State Community College	Blountville	Public	$5,859	—	$39,687
Motlow State Community College	Tullahoma	Public	$12,645	—	$43,171
Columbia State Community College	Columbia	Public	$6,788	—	$44,553
Walters State Community College	Morristown	Public	$7,082	—	$40,092
Roane State Community College	Harriman	Public	$1,635	—	$41,027
Jackson State Community College	Jackson	Public	$7,025	—	$39,715
Dyersburg State Community College	Dyersburg	Public	$6,557	—	$38,273
Cleveland State Community College	Cleveland	Public	$10,503	—	$41,366
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus	Nashville	Private for-profit	$28,537	—	$69,188
Fortis Institute-Cookeville	Cookeville	Private for-profit	$26,493	—	$40,111
John A Gupton College	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$18,048	100%	$49,854

Certificate, trade and graduate schools (81)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville	Nashville	Private for-profit	$24,886	—	$43,794
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis	Memphis	Public	$11,705	—	$38,333
Nashville Auto-Diesel College	Nashville	Private for-profit	$34,648	—	$56,095
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	Knoxville	Public	$10,585	—	$40,405
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	Nashville	Private for-profit	—	—	$77,304
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville	Nashville	Public	$6,551	—	$41,480
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest	Newbern	Public	$10,224	—	$45,314
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson	Dickson	Public	$11,475	—	$42,407
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Public	$7,516	—	$49,862
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown	Morristown	Public	$7,277	—	$42,297
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson	Jackson	Public	$8,787	—	$43,036
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton	Elizabethton	Public	$10,697	—	$39,861
Concorde Career College-Memphis	Memphis	Private for-profit	$28,231	95%	$40,397
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville	Shelbyville	Public	$8,125	—	$41,751
Fortis Institute-Nashville	Nashville	Private for-profit	$27,243	—	$37,493
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump	Crump	Public	$3,557	—	$36,743
William R Moore College of Technology	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$12,496	—	$45,643
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland	Crossville	Public	$12,575	—	$41,967
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald	Hohenwald	Public	$12,978	—	$41,622
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston	Livingston	Public	$7,853	—	$38,764
Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis	Private nonprofit	$23,097	—	$33,423
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc	Knoxville	Private for-profit	$10,881	—	$32,717
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville	McMinnville	Public	$7,900	—	$42,375
Genesis Career College-Cookeville	Cookeville	Private for-profit	$12,146	—	$29,140
Remington College-Nashville Campus	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$22,690	—	$33,423
Brillare Beauty Institute	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$19,270	—	$22,300
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	Chattanooga	Private for-profit	$34,768	—	$31,852
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville	Hartsville	Public	$1,659	—	$43,853
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman	Harriman	Public	$12,236	—	$40,114
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski	Pulaski	Public	$23,074	—	$38,654
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville	Hendersonville	Private for-profit	$25,648	—	$32,152
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	Jacksboro	Public	$13,803	—	$41,095
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis	Memphis	Private for-profit	$23,017	—	$29,053
TCAT Athens	Athens	Public	$7,161	—	$42,259
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro	Private for-profit	$24,257	—	$32,152
Herzing University-Nashville	Nashville	Private nonprofit	$23,363	93%	$44,255
Academy of Allied Health Careers	Chattanooga	Private for-profit	$14,034	—	—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll	Paris	Public	$5,956	—	$34,635
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville	Huntsville	Public	$10,118	—	$35,308
Empire Beauty School-E Memphis	Memphis	Private for-profit	$16,690	—	$30,336
Gould's Academy	Memphis	Private for-profit	$10,103	—	—
Gould's Academy	Bartlett	Private for-profit	$15,881	—	—
Lawrenceburg Technical College	Lawrenceburg	Private for-profit	$14,712	—	—
Sandra Academy of Salon Services	New Tazewell	Private for-profit	$11,571	—	—
Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology	Franklin	Private for-profit	$20,615	—	—
Empire Beauty School-Nashville	Brentwood	Private for-profit	$15,115	—	$32,104
Austin's Beauty College Inc	Clarksville	Private for-profit	$10,200	—	—
TC Beauty	Johnson City	Private for-profit	$18,759	—	$27,039
Genesis Career College-Lebanon	Lebanon	Private for-profit	$14,818	—	$26,272
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City	Johnson City	Private for-profit	$21,512	—	$37,525
The Hair Academy LLC	Fayetteville	Private for-profit	$14,839	—	$29,493
Love Beauty School Inc	Manchester	Private for-profit	$8,064	—	$20,178
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Knoxville	Private for-profit	$21,723	—	$34,908
Image Maker Beauty Institute	Hendersonville	Private for-profit	$17,485	—	—
Empire Beauty School-Jackson	Jackson	Private for-profit	$14,545	—	$29,071
Vibe Barber College	Memphis	Private for-profit	$22,850	—	—
Arnolds Beauty School	Milan	Private for-profit	$18,693	—	$21,870
North Central Institute	Clarksville	Private for-profit	$26,683	—	$68,421
Nashville Film Institute	Nashville	Private for-profit	$30,729	—	—
Elite College of Cosmetology	Lexington	Private for-profit	$11,321	—	$22,569
The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville	Nashville	Private for-profit	$11,964	—	$41,692
Mind Body Institute	Madison	Private for-profit	$22,605	—	—
Massage Institute of Memphis	Memphis	Private for-profit	$15,356	—	—
Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology	Sweetwater	Private for-profit	$1,211	—	—
Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design	Cookeville	Private for-profit	$19,182	—	$21,757
Studio 75 Hair Academy	Millington	Private for-profit	$26,045	—	—
Health-Tech Institute of Memphis	Memphis	Private for-profit	—	—	—
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Meharry Medical College	Nashville	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc	Madison	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Southern College of Optometry	Memphis	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Richmont Graduate University	Chattanooga	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Omega Graduate School	Dayton	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Casa Loma College - Nashville	Nashville	Private nonprofit	—	—	$53,301
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro	LaFollette	Public	—	—	$41,095
South College-Nashville	Nashville	Private for-profit	—	—	$45,099
Strayer University-Shelby Oaks Campus	Memphis	Private for-profit	—	—	$44,016
Jersey College - Cleveland	Cleveland	Private for-profit	—	—	$73,055
Jersey College - Knoxville	Knoxville	Private for-profit	—	—	$73,055
Relay Graduate School of Education - Memphis	Memphis	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Relay Graduate School of Education - Nashville	Nashville	Private nonprofit	—	—	—