Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges is 231,032.The overall number of students in Tennessee 4-Year Colleges increased by 2.14%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Tennessee 4-Year Colleges has increased by 2.9% from 224,529 to 231,032 students. Of the 51 Tennessee 4-Year Colleges, 20 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 30 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Tennessee 4-Year Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN	123	99 24	55 44	57 2	53 4	70
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN	10,954	11,048 94	10,272 776	9,609 663	9,326 283	1
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN	1,064	989 75	890 99	935 45	797 138	267
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN	8,260	8,440 180	8,204 236	8,696 492	8,910 214	650
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN	5,407	3,119 2	4,001 882	4,011 10	4,686 675	721
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN	1,363	1,447 84	1,412 35	1,550 138	1,656 106	293
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN	2,560	2,725 165	2,911 186	2,835 76	2,586 249	26
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN	2,034	1,968 66	1,918 50	1,794 124	1,934 140	100
Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN	484	455 29	442 13	516 74	565 49	81
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN	2,405	2,550 145	2,704 154	2,540 164	2,588 48	183
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN	4,620	4,595 25	4,884 289	4,778 106	4,704 74	84
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN	14,317	14,191 126	13,713 478	13,303 410	13,483 180	834
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN	780	874 94	911 37	942 31	1,055 113	275
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN	403	426 23	358 68	335 23	394 59	9
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN	2,037	2,117 80	2,188 71	2,320 132	2,330 10	293
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN	1,088	1,037 51	1,039 2	942 97	939 3	149
King UniversityBristol, TN	1,948	1,968 20	1,746 222	1,656 90	1,357 299	591
South CollegeKnoxville, TN	2,722	2,843 121	5,171 2	5,796 625	6,182 386	3
Lane CollegeJackson, TN	1,232	1,267 35	1,095 172	1,047 48	1,010 37	222
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN	885	835 50	654 181	613 41	609 4	276
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN	5,386	5,189 197	5,204 15	4,505 699	3,927 578	1
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN	4,798	4,867 69	4,885 18	5,118 233	5,418 300	620
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN	910	904 6	812 92	876 64	934 58	24
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN	1,146	1,143 3	1,072 71	1,046 26	1,069 23	77
University of MemphisMemphis, TN	21,458	21,685 227	22,205 520	21,622 583	21,917 295	459
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN	21,631	21,721 90	22,080 359	21,568 512	20,086 1	1
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN	2,036	2,010 26	1,875 135	2,073 198	2,008 65	28
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN	1,785	1,768 17	1,800 32	1,820 20	1,704 116	81
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN	2,942	2,834 108	2,730 104	2,719 11	2,903 184	39
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN	1,008	1,141 133	1,116 25	1,086 30	1,052 34	44
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN	11,638	11,651 13	11,728 77	11,457 271	11,283 174	355
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN	28,894	29,460 566	30,559 1	31,701 1	33,805 2	4
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN	7,048	7,280 232	7,117 163	6,712 405	6,868 156	180
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN	7,774	8,081 307	7,615 466	8,077 462	9,218 1	1
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN	10,186	10,140 46	10,177 37	9,840 337	9,902 62	284
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN	3,927	4,088 161	3,968 120	3,717 251	3,327 390	600
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN	1,735	1,717 18	1,664 53	1,494 170	1,303 191	432
Union UniversityJackson, TN	3,247	3,172 75	3,071 101	2,930 141	2,731 199	516
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN	12,824	13,131 307	13,537 406	13,796 259	13,710 86	886
Nossi College of ArtNashville, TN	303	309 6	289 20	270 19	298 28	5
Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TN	611	656 45	638 18	379 259	344 35	267
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN	47	60 13	68 8	55 13	60 5	13
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN	526	448 78	351 97	1,010 659	2,478 1	1
Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN	3,081	4,121 1	4,102 19	2,909 1	2,882 27	199
SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN	197	303 106	211 92	271 60	1,556 1	1
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN	172	241 69	209 32	192 17	230 38	58
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN	28	24 4	22 2	17 5	17	11
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN	1,225	1,310 85	1,338 28	1,162 176	1,105 57	120
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN	3,280	3,252 28	3,181 71	3,235 54	3,139 96	141
Remington College-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN	-	-	-	252	217 35	35
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN	-	-	-	-	377	-
Average	224,529	225,699 1	228,192 2	226,184 2	231,032 4	6,503

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges

Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges