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Colleges in Tennessee

All 49 Tennessee colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Tennessee ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Vanderbilt University Nashville Elite 6% 86
2 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville Moderate 42% 63
3 Rhodes College Memphis Moderate 50% 60
4 The University of the South Sewanee Moderate 57% 60
5 American Baptist College Nashville Open — 59
6 Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis Open 82% 53
7 Lipscomb University Nashville Open 68% 53
8 Union University Jackson Moderate 60% 52
9 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro Open 69% 51
10 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville Open 76% 50
11 Belmont University Nashville Open 95% 49
12 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga Open 81% 48
13 University of Memphis Memphis Open 72% 47
14 Christian Brothers University Memphis Open 87% 47
15 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Moderate 63% 46
16 East Tennessee State University Johnson City Open 86% 46
17 Freed-Hardeman University Henderson Moderate 60% 46
18 The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin Open 88% 45
19 Southern Adventist University Collegedale Open 66% 45
20 Cumberland University Lebanon Open 67% 44
21 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville Open 69% 44
22 Austin Peay State University Clarksville Open 96% 43
23 Maryville College Maryville Moderate 61% 43
24 Milligan University Milligan Open 72% 43
25 Bryan College-Dayton Dayton Open — 43
26 Lee University Cleveland Open 71% 42
27 Fisk University Nashville Selective 37% 42
28 Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens Open 69% 41
29 Tennessee State University Nashville Open 70% 41
30 Johnson University Knoxville Open 65% 39
31 Bethel University McKenzie Moderate 60% 39
32 King University Bristol Open 100% 39
33 Carson-Newman University Jefferson City Open 90% 38
34 The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski Open 87% 38
35 Tusculum University Greeneville Open 72% 37
36 Welch College Gallatin Open — 35
37 Lane College Jackson Open — 33
38 Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis Open 99% 31
— Meharry Medical College Nashville Open — —
— Memphis Theological Seminary Memphis Open — —
— Mid-South Christian College Memphis Open 100% —
— Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Madison Open — —
— Omega Graduate School Dayton Open — —
— Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland Open — —
— Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga Open — —
— Southern College of Optometry Memphis Open — —
— The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis Open — —
— Visible Music College Memphis Selective 28% —
— Williamson Christian College Franklin Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →