Colleges in Tennessee

Whittle lists 141 colleges in Tennessee, sorted by how many students they graduate each year. Costs and outcomes come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  Knoxville, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $18,976

  Graduation rate

  74%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $60,249

• Middle Tennessee State University

  Murfreesboro, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $13,359

  Graduation rate

  54%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $48,541

• Vanderbilt University

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $15,846

  Graduation rate

  94%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $91,565

• University of Memphis

  Memphis, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $12,397

  Graduation rate

  51%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $48,458

• East Tennessee State University

  Johnson City, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,983

  Graduation rate

  53%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $44,859

• South College

  Knoxville, TN · 4-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $17,858

  Graduation rate

  42%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $36,642

• The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

  Chattanooga, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $14,265

  Graduation rate

  50%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $51,151

• Austin Peay State University

  Clarksville, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $9,735

  Graduation rate

  40%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $44,301

• Tennessee Technological University

  Cookeville, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $14,246

  Graduation rate

  58%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $48,501

• Belmont University

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $33,147

  Graduation rate

  71%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $55,930

• Pellissippi State Community College

  Knoxville, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $4,983

  Graduation rate

  31%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $38,440

• Lincoln Memorial University

  Harrogate, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $20,406

  Graduation rate

  50%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $49,956

• Lipscomb University

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $24,739

  Graduation rate

  72%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $55,541

• Volunteer State Community College

  Gallatin, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $7,802

  Graduation rate

  28%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $41,150

• Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

  Chattanooga, TN · 4-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $23,958

  Graduation rate

  60%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $31,102

• The University of Tennessee-Martin

  Martin, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $10,701

  Graduation rate

  53%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $44,213

• Northeast State Community College

  Blountville, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $6,864

  Graduation rate

  33%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $34,553

• Walters State Community College

  Morristown, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $5,387

  Graduation rate

  33%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $37,085

• Tennessee State University

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,796

  Graduation rate

  34%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $42,730

• The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  Memphis, TN · 4-year · Public

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $66,318

  Median debt

  $12,500

  Undergrads

  394

• Cleveland State Community College

  Cleveland, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $6,384

  Graduation rate

  37%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $36,671

• Motlow State Community College

  Tullahoma, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,742

  Graduation rate

  34%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $40,397

• Chattanooga State Community College

  Chattanooga, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $5,283

  Graduation rate

  26%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $37,598

• Roane State Community College

  Harriman, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $4,270

  Graduation rate

  36%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $39,407

• Nashville State Community College

  Nashville, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $6,777

  Graduation rate

  18%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $38,519

• Columbia State Community College

  Columbia, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $4,734

  Graduation rate

  30%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $40,256

• Southwest Tennessee Community College

  Memphis, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $4,754

  Graduation rate

  19%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $34,071

• Trevecca Nazarene University

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $16,813

  Graduation rate

  53%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $49,378

• Lee University

  Cleveland, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $18,878

  Graduation rate

  63%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $43,222

• Concorde Career College-Memphis

  Memphis, TN · 2-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $24,563

  Graduation rate

  55%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $31,599

• Dyersburg State Community College

  Dyersburg, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $4,612

  Graduation rate

  34%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $36,132

• Carson-Newman University

  Jefferson City, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $20,251

  Graduation rate

  53%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $48,382

• Union University

  Jackson, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $27,171

  Graduation rate

  66%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $53,990

• Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville

  Nashville, TN · 2-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $32,544

  Graduation rate

  68%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $46,396

• SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville

  Nashville, TN · 4-year · Private for-profit

  Average net price

  $24,700

  Graduation rate

  42%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $39,544

• Christian Brothers University

  Memphis, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $9,854

  Graduation rate

  55%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $57,478

• Cumberland University

  Lebanon, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $18,759

  Graduation rate

  46%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $57,687

• Southern Adventist University

  Collegedale, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $24,345

  Graduation rate

  49%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $53,723

• Freed-Hardeman University

  Henderson, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $21,574

  Graduation rate

  71%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $47,485

• Jackson State Community College

  Jackson, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $6,236

  Graduation rate

  26%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $35,224

• Bethel University

  McKenzie, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $12,595

  Graduation rate

  35%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $47,482

• Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

  Nashville, TN · 2-year · Private for-profit

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $62,978

  Median debt

  $6,840

  Undergrads

  805

• Rhodes College

  Memphis, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $28,585

  Graduation rate

  85%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $66,651

• Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville

  Knoxville, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $20,012

  Graduation rate

  71%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $37,235

• The University of the South

  Sewanee, TN · 4-year · Private nonprofit

  Average net price

  $27,872

  Graduation rate

  80%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $64,911

• Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

  Nashville, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $15,816

  Graduation rate

  70%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $38,955

• Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

  Newbern, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $9,698

  Graduation rate

  69%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $38,514

• Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis

  Memphis, TN · 2-year · Public

  Average net price

  $14,315

  Graduation rate

  55%

  Median earnings (10 yrs)

  $31,192

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