Admission Comparison between Tennessee Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 258,999 students have applied to Tennessee colleges and 138,348 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Tennessee colleges is 70.9%. Of the admitted students, 33,840 students finally enrolled in one of Tennessee colleges.
10 Tennessee colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 22 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Tennessee colleges is 1,159.
Tennessee College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the largest number of applicants of 59,764 and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville has the most admitted students of 24,863.
- The average acceptance rate of Tennessee colleges is 70.9% and Vanderbilt University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.9%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 31.7% and Vanderbilt University has the highest yield of 61.2%.
- The average SAT score is 1,159 and Vanderbilt University has the highest SAT score of 1,540.
Tennessee Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Tennessee colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 902 | 621 | 188 | 68.8% | 30 | - | - |
| Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 367 | 301 | 105 | 82.0% | 35 | - | - |
| Mid-South Christian College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN Private, 2-4 years | 729 | 693 | 393 | 95.1% | 57 | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 760 | 659 | 172 | 86.7% | 26 | - | - |
| Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 298 | 138 | 69 | 46.3% | 50 | - | - |
| Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 259 | 257 | 133 | 99.2% | 52 | - | - |
| Visible Music College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 132 | 37 | 19 | 28.0% | 51 | - | - |
| John A Gupton College Nashville, TN Private, 2-4 years | 34 | 34 | 28 | 100.0% | 82 | - | - |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 45,409 | 2,662 | 1,630 | 5.9% | 61 | - | - |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 9,165 | 8,732 | 1,547 | 95.3% | 18 | - | - |
| Lipscomb University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 4,261 | 2,886 | 719 | 67.7% | 25 | - | - |
| Union University Jackson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,970 | 1,190 | 358 | 60.4% | 30 | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 10,494 | 8,510 | 2,489 | 81.1% | 29 | - | - |
| Rhodes College Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 6,365 | 3,205 | 388 | 50.4% | 12 | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 59,764 | 24,863 | 6,804 | 41.6% | 27 | - | - |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 2,448 | 1,700 | 456 | 69.4% | 27 | - | - |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 2,907 | 1,904 | 703 | 65.5% | 37 | - | - |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 3,603 | 2,255 | 357 | 62.6% | 16 | - | - |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 6,331 | 6,104 | 1,677 | 96.4% | 27 | - | - |
| The University of the South Sewanee, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 4,703 | 2,676 | 478 | 56.9% | 18 | - | - |
| Johnson University Knoxville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 794 | 517 | 167 | 65.1% | 32 | - | - |
| Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,302 | 777 | 283 | 59.7% | 36 | - | - |
| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,504 | 1,304 | 175 | 86.7% | 13 | - | - |
| King University Bristol, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 725 | 723 | 147 | 99.7% | 20 | - | - |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 9,660 | 6,773 | 880 | 70.1% | 13 | - | - |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 14,989 | 10,356 | 3,149 | 69.1% | 30 | - | - |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 2,460 | 2,225 | 373 | 90.4% | 17 | - | - |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 15,084 | 10,865 | 1,962 | 72.0% | 18 | - | - |
| Tusculum University Greeneville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,660 | 1,198 | 196 | 72.2% | 16 | - | - |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 11,538 | 8,784 | 2,006 | 76.1% | 23 | - | - |
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,486 | 895 | 288 | 60.2% | 32 | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 6,077 | 5,360 | 1,220 | 88.2% | 23 | - | - |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 10,050 | 8,662 | 2,138 | 86.2% | 25 | - | - |
| Lee University Cleveland, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 2,388 | 1,684 | 589 | 70.5% | 35 | - | - |
| Cumberland University Lebanon, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 2,495 | 1,680 | 681 | 67.3% | 41 | - | - |
| Fisk University Nashville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 11,421 | 4,274 | 374 | 37.4% | 9 | - | - |
| Maryville College Maryville, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 3,383 | 2,061 | 281 | 60.9% | 14 | - | - |
| Milligan University Milligan, TN Private, 4 years four-years | 1,079 | 780 | 215 | 72.3% | 28 | - | - |
| Average | 258,999 | 138,348 | 33,840 | 70.9% | 32 | - | - |
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