Colleges / Tennessee Colleges in Tennessee. All 35 four-year colleges in Tennessee that report admissions (10 public, 25 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.
College Admitted SAT middle 50% Net price First deadline University of Tennessee Knoxville 44% 1280–1380 $20,885 EA Nov 1 Vanderbilt Nashville 5.4% 1510–1560 $26,689 ED Nov 1 University of Memphis Memphis 72% 930–1150 $13,656 RD Jul 1 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro 68% 1000–1230 $12,700 – Tennessee State University Nashville 93% 856–1068 $9,231 Rolling UT Chattanooga Chattanooga 72% 983–1150 $13,801 Rolling Tennessee Technological University Cookeville 79% 1040–1270 $15,138 – East Tennessee State University Johnson City 87% 950–1170 $16,033 – Belmont University Nashville 94% 1160–1360 $37,558 EA Nov 1 Austin Peay State University Clarksville 97% 870–1080 $14,679 Rolling Fisk University Nashville 58% 1160–1480 $19,836 EA Nov 1 The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin 90% 1000–1210 $11,151 Rolling Rhodes College Memphis 52% 1360–1470 $30,590 ED Nov 1 The University of the South Sewanee 56% 1210–1360 $33,616 – Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate 59% 1006–1220 $19,401 Rolling Lipscomb University Nashville 74% 1120–1280 $27,386 EA Oct 15 Bethel University McKenzie 97% 625–1100 $20,606 RD Jul 25 Union University Jackson 47% 1030–1340 $27,191 – Carson-Newman University Jefferson City 68% 940–1130 $19,755 Rolling Maryville College Maryville 66% 1018–1188 $20,990 – Cumberland University Lebanon 67% – $17,669 Rolling Southern Adventist University Collegedale 67% 970–1270 $25,374 – Lee University Cleveland 71% 1030–1230 $20,222 – Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville 70% 973–1193 $16,222 Rolling King University Bristol 54% – $23,282 – Milligan University Milligan 70% 1120–1290 $21,463 Rolling Christian Brothers University Memphis 88% 1040–1300 $17,068 Rolling Freed-Hardeman University Henderson 91% 934–1084 $18,267 – Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens 60% 940–1135 $16,414 – Tusculum University Greeneville 60% – $22,961 Rolling The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski 83% 995–1150 $15,642 Rolling Johnson University Knoxville 54% 890–1090 $20,713 – Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis 97% – $8,362 – Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis 68% 1010–1080 $15,395 – Visible Music College Memphis 29% 930–1180 $25,502 –
ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023 ). All application deadlines .
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