For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 53.30%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.30%.
A total of 258,291 have applied, 137,672 admitted, and 33,454 students have enrolled one of Tennessee Colleges.
Of the Tennessee colleges, Vanderbilt University is the tightest school to admit with 5.86% acceptance rate, and Visible Music College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 28.03%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Tennessee Colleges.
| School Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | 6,331 | 6,104 | 1,677 | 96.41% | 27.47% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 367 | 301 | 105 | 82.02% | 34.88% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 9,165 | 8,732 | 1,547 | 95.28% | 17.72% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 1,486 | 895 | 288 | 60.23% | 32.18% |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 2,460 | 2,225 | 373 | 90.45% | 16.76% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 1,504 | 1,304 | 175 | 86.70% | 13.42% |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 2,495 | 1,680 | 681 | 67.33% | 40.54% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 10,050 | 8,662 | 2,138 | 86.19% | 24.68% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 11,421 | 4,274 | 374 | 37.42% | 8.75% |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 1,302 | 777 | 283 | 59.68% | 36.42% |
| Herzing University-NashvilleNashville, TN | 55 | 51 | 35 | 92.73% | 68.63% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 794 | 517 | 167 | 65.11% | 32.30% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | 725 | 723 | 147 | 99.72% | 20.33% |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 259 | 257 | 133 | 99.23% | 51.75% |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 2,388 | 1,684 | 589 | 70.52% | 34.98% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 3,603 | 2,255 | 357 | 62.59% | 15.83% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 4,261 | 2,886 | 719 | 67.73% | 24.91% |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 3,383 | 2,061 | 281 | 60.92% | 13.63% |
| Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | 14,989 | 10,356 | 3,149 | 69.09% | 30.41% |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 1,079 | 780 | 215 | 72.29% | 27.56% |
| Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | 298 | 138 | 69 | 46.31% | 50.00% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 6,365 | 3,205 | 388 | 50.35% | 12.11% |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | 2,907 | 1,904 | 703 | 65.50% | 36.92% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | 9,660 | 6,773 | 880 | 70.11% | 12.99% |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | 11,538 | 8,784 | 2,006 | 76.13% | 22.84% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 902 | 621 | 188 | 68.85% | 30.27% |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | 760 | 659 | 172 | 86.71% | 26.10% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 10,494 | 8,510 | 2,489 | 81.09% | 29.25% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 59,764 | 24,863 | 6,804 | 41.60% | 27.37% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | 6,077 | 5,360 | 1,220 | 88.20% | 22.76% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 4,703 | 2,676 | 478 | 56.90% | 17.86% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 2,448 | 1,700 | 456 | 69.44% | 26.82% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 1,660 | 1,198 | 196 | 72.17% | 16.36% |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | 1,970 | 1,190 | 358 | 60.41% | 30.08% |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | 15,084 | 10,865 | 1,962 | 72.03% | 18.06% |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 45,409 | 2,662 | 1,630 | 5.86% | 61.23% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 132 | 37 | 19 | 28.03% | 51.35% |
| Average | 6,797 | 3,623 | 880 | 53.30% | 24.30% |