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Acceptance rates, test-score ranges, and average net price for selective colleges in Tennessee — source-cited from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Want the number that matters for your student? Model your admit odds at each.
| College | City | Accept. | SAT 25–75 | Avg net price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | Nashville | 6% | 1500–1570 | $15,846 |
| Fisk University | Nashville | 37% | 1140–1510 | $32,020 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | 42% | 1200–1370 | $18,976 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis | 50% | 1300–1486 | $28,585 |
| The University of the South |
Figures are estimates compiled from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS) and primary sources; verify with each institution before relying on them.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.
| Sewanee |
| 57% |
| 1260–1390 |
| $27,872 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | 60% | 952–1087 | $21,574 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | 60% | 830–1120 | $12,595 |
| Union University | Jackson | 60% | 1160–1390 | $27,171 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | 61% | — | $19,360 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | 63% | 1000–1210 | $20,406 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | 66% | 1020–1300 | $24,345 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | 67% | — | $18,759 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | 68% | 1160–1380 | $24,739 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | 69% | 1010–1230 | $13,359 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | 69% | 980–1235 | $16,813 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | 70% | 880–1050 | $15,796 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | 71% | 1040–1230 | $18,878 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | 72% | 915–1180 | $12,397 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | 76% | 1048–1310 | $14,246 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 81% | 1013–1210 | $14,265 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | 86% | 980–1200 | $15,983 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | 87% | 1020–1380 | $9,854 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | 88% | 970–1210 | $10,701 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | 90% | 955–1215 | $20,251 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | 95% | 1160–1350 | $33,147 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | 96% | 843–1126 | $9,735 |
| King University | Bristol | 100% | — | $22,347 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | — | — | $5,283 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | — | — | $6,384 |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | — | — | $4,734 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | — | — | $4,612 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | Nashville | — | — | $27,267 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | — | — | $6,236 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | — | — | $23,958 |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | — | — | $15,742 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College | Nashville | — | — | $32,544 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | — | — | $6,777 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | — | — | $6,864 |
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | — | — | $4,983 |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | — | — | $4,270 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | Nashville | — | — | $24,700 |
| South College | Knoxville | — | — | $17,858 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | — | — | $4,754 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee | Nashville | — | — | $11,645 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | — | — | $14,315 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | — | — | $7,802 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | — | — | $5,387 |
| Visible Music College | Memphis | 28% | — | $27,820 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Nashville | 46% | — | $24,044 |
| Johnson University | Knoxville | 65% | 960–1110 | $22,063 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | 69% | — | $14,836 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville | 72% | — | $21,131 |
| Milligan University | Milligan | 72% | 1133–1268 | $21,365 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis | 82% | — | $11,212 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | 87% | 905–1110 | $12,798 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | Nashville | 93% | — | $20,537 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | 95% | — | $24,563 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | 99% | — | $7,099 |
| John A Gupton College | Nashville | 100% | — | $19,334 |
| Mid-South Christian College | Memphis | 100% | — | $10,172 |