Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 92% last year.

Belmont University with 72% and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Tennessee Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tennessee Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Vanderbilt University has the highest graduation rate of 92% and Belmont University has the second highest graduation rate of 72%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,558 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,004 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.14% and the average SAT score is 1,182 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 60.70% and the students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tennessee Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Tennessee Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 92.00%
1.38%
$63,94652.34%6.67%1,53013,7107 to 1
2
1
Belmont University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
3.78%
$41,32021.73%96.27%1,2308,91012 to 1
2
-
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.13%
$31,974
($13,484)
27.58%68.41%1,24033,80518 to 1
4
-
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TNPublic, 4-year 60.00%
0.14%
$20,116
($10,084)
36.31%78.10%-9,90218 to 1
5
5
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TNPublic, 4-year 55.00%
4.42%
$13,790
($9,950)
25.09%85.26%1,06013,48316 to 1
6
1
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TNPublic, 4-year 54.00%
0.33%
$29,042
($9,506)
30.05%72.54%1,12020,08616 to 1
7
1
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
1.73%
$18,208
($10,144)
32.56%82.65%1,10011,28316 to 1
7
2
The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TNPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.31%
$16,248
($10,208)
22.75%88.44%1,1606,86815 to 1
9
1
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TNPrivate, 4-year 50.00%
3.01%
$26,15019.92%78.48%1,1105,4188 to 1
10
5
University of Memphis Memphis, TNPublic, 4-year 48.00%
6.40%
$14,784
($10,344)
16.18%94.60%1,09021,91717 to 1
Average60.70%$27,558
($10,531)
28.45%75.14%1,18214,53814 to 1