How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Tennessee Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 71.05%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.47%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges has decreased by 0.29% from 71.34% to 71.05%. Of the 38 Tennessee Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 20 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 17 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Tennessee Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Tennessee Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Tennessee Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN93.78%94.98%
1.2%
91.15%
3.83%
93.43%
2.28%
93.82%
0.39%
0.04%
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN58.87%59.56%
0.69%
69.30%
9.73%
34.92%
34.38%
40.93%
6.01%
17.95%
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN82.47%83.80%
1.33%
83.23%
0.58%
88.08%
4.85%
96.27%
8.19%
13.8%
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN66.49%90.27%
23.78%
76.12%
14.15%
49.95%
26.17%
88.79%
38.84%
22.3%
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN66.03%69.24%
3.21%
79.32%
10.08%
78.87%
0.45%
79.78%
0.91%
13.75%
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN56.01%50.15%
5.86%
49.94%
0.21%
96.57%
46.63%
87.46%
9.12%
31.44%
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN61.66%61.03%
0.62%
53.76%
7.27%
57.76%
4%
66.21%
8.45%
4.56%
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN59.51%63.11%
3.6%
61.50%
1.61%
73.99%
12.49%
71.12%
2.87%
11.61%
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN87.13%85.93%
1.2%
78.38%
7.55%
87.40%
9.02%
85.26%
2.14%
1.86%
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN71.49%93.41%
21.92%
66.46%
26.95%
61.11%
5.35%
70.97%
9.86%
0.52%
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN93.16%88.45%
4.71%
80.85%
7.6%
87.88%
7.03%
91.19%
3.31%
1.97%
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN71.26%53.27%
18%
54.97%
1.71%
80.92%
25.95%
63.21%
17.72%
8.06%
King UniversityBristol, TN58.13%62.07%
3.94%
60.18%
1.89%
66.19%
6.01%
60.80%
5.39%
2.67%
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN92.84%80.43%
12.41%
63.80%
16.63%
97.88%
34.08%
99.56%
1.68%
6.72%
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN89.19%81.75%
7.45%
83.01%
1.26%
82.94%
0.06%
72.59%
10.35%
16.6%
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN59.71%49.58%
10.13%
68.53%
18.95%
69.90%
1.37%
78.48%
8.59%
18.77%
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN99.61%98.66%
0.95%
98.34%
0.32%
92.16%
6.19%
80.26%
11.89%
19.35%
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN54.52%55.57%
1.05%
62.11%
6.54%
68.19%
6.08%
69.50%
1.31%
14.99%
University of MemphisMemphis, TN84.30%84.75%
0.45%
85.20%
0.45%
95.21%
10.01%
94.60%
0.6%
10.3%
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN93.53%93.71%
0.18%
94.20%
0.48%
68.40%
25.79%
72.54%
4.14%
20.99%
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN44.55%44.71%
0.16%
51.36%
6.65%
56.88%
5.52%
53.91%
2.97%
9.36%
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN65.17%66.71%
1.55%
56.07%
10.64%
60.26%
4.19%
52.32%
7.94%
12.85%
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN--73.96%74.40%
0.44%
65.78%
8.62%
8.18%
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN59.52%61.46%
1.94%
60.92%
0.54%
59.62%
1.31%
60.74%
1.13%
1.22%
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN75.62%82.05%
6.43%
83.11%
1.06%
85.68%
2.58%
82.65%
3.04%
7.03%
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN77.78%78.85%
1.06%
78.15%
0.7%
74.94%
3.21%
68.41%
6.53%
9.37%
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN68.90%64.49%
4.41%
64.95%
0.46%
75.12%
10.17%
88.44%
13.32%
19.55%
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN75.76%79.02%
3.27%
79.63%
0.61%
79.15%
0.49%
78.10%
1.05%
2.35%
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN64.03%62.33%
1.7%
62.83%
0.5%
77.70%
14.87%
70.87%
6.83%
6.83%
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN66.29%72.37%
6.08%
67.15%
5.21%
77.03%
9.87%
81.08%
4.05%
14.8%
Union UniversityJackson, TN57.42%52.72%
4.69%
57.53%
4.81%
52.89%
4.64%
52.55%
0.34%
4.86%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN9.61%9.12%
0.49%
11.62%
2.5%
7.14%
4.48%
6.67%
0.47%
2.94%
Hussian College-Daymar College ClarksvilleClarksville, TN--100.00%61.33%
38.67%
53.32%
8.01%
46.68%
Nossi College of ArtNashville, TN49.15%50.22%
1.07%
48.80%
1.42%
46.78%
2.03%
56.73%
9.96%
7.58%
Hussian College-Daymar College MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN---100.00%77.78%
22.22%
22.22%
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN100.00%75.25%
24.75%
71.93%
3.32%
36.63%
35.3%
20.41%
16.22%
79.59%
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%-
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN83.40%98.91%
15.5%
99.23%
0.32%
60.35%
38.88%
66.71%
6.36%
16.7%
Average71.34%71.37%
0.03%
71.02%
0.35%
71.52%
0.5%
71.05%
0.47%
-0.29%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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