| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College private (not-for-profit) |
Banner Elk (0.4 miles) |
$31,140 | $9,750 | 61.34% | 46% | 10 to 1 | 855 |
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine private (not-for-profit) |
Sugar Grove (8.6 miles) |
$13,425 | $14,460 | - | - | - | 83 |
| Appalachian State University public |
Boone (11.2 miles) |
$24,537 ($7,541) |
$24,140 ($8,380) | 83.08% | 75% | 16 to 1 | 20,436 |
| Mayland Community College public |
Spruce Pine (17.6 miles) |
$8,704 ($2,560) |
- | - | 24% | 14 to 1 | 783 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton public |
Elizabethton (22.5 miles) |
$3,936 ($3,936) |
- | - | 86% | 19 to 1 | 495 |
| Milligan University private (not-for-profit) |
Milligan (25.7 miles) |
$39,350 | $7,967 | 66.71% | 63% | 9 to 1 | 1,105 |
| Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Johnson City (29.5 miles) |
$17,350 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 121 |
| East Tennessee State University public |
Johnson City (29.6 miles) |
$13,790 ($9,950) |
$25,904 ($10,784) | 85.26% | 55% | 16 to 1 | 13,483 |