For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Tennessee Colleges is 4,917.The overall number of students in Tennessee Colleges increased by 2.24%.
Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Tennessee Colleges has increased by 3.71% from 4,741 to 4,917 students. Of the 58 Tennessee Colleges, 27 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 22 schools had a decrease in the number of students.
You can check 2025 enrollment by school level and gender at Tennessee Colleges student population.
| School Name | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 5-Year Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | 55 | 57 2 | 53 4 | 48 5 | 46 2 | 9 |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | 10,272 | 9,609 663 | 9,326 283 | 9,945 619 | 10,439 494 | 167 |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 890 | 935 45 | 797 138 | 755 42 | 891 136 | 1 |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 8,204 | 8,696 492 | 8,910 214 | 8,862 48 | 8,803 59 | 599 |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 4,001 | 4,011 10 | 4,686 675 | 2,974 1,712 | 2,936 38 | 1,065 |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | 1,412 | 1,550 138 | 1,656 106 | 1,548 108 | 1,701 153 | 289 |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 2,911 | 2,835 76 | 2,586 249 | 2,735 149 | 2,669 66 | 242 |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 1,918 | 1,794 124 | 1,934 140 | 2,043 109 | 1,772 271 | 146 |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | 442 | 516 74 | 565 49 | 501 64 | 517 16 | 75 |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 2,704 | 2,540 164 | 2,588 48 | 3,072 484 | 3,457 385 | 753 |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 4,884 | 4,778 106 | 4,704 74 | 5,047 343 | 5,017 30 | 133 |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 13,713 | 13,303 410 | 13,483 180 | 13,586 103 | 13,728 142 | 15 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical CareersChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 911 | 942 31 | 1,055 113 | 1,005 50 | 1,059 54 | 148 |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | 358 | 335 23 | 394 59 | 389 5 | 389 | 31 |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 2,188 | 2,320 132 | 2,330 10 | 2,294 36 | 2,306 12 | 118 |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 1,039 | 942 97 | 939 3 | 950 11 | 978 28 | 61 |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | 1,746 | 1,656 90 | 1,357 299 | 1,295 62 | 1,157 138 | 589 |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | 5,171 | 5,796 625 | 6,182 386 | 8,234 2,052 | 11,557 3,323 | 6,386 |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | 1,095 | 1,047 48 | 1,010 37 | 822 188 | 738 84 | 357 |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 654 | 613 41 | 609 4 | 646 37 | 659 13 | 5 |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 5,204 | 4,505 699 | 3,927 578 | 3,680 247 | 3,714 34 | 1,490 |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 4,885 | 5,118 233 | 5,418 300 | 5,805 387 | 6,081 276 | 1,196 |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | 812 | 876 64 | 934 58 | 978 44 | 1,046 68 | 234 |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 1,072 | 1,046 26 | 1,069 23 | 1,147 78 | 1,136 11 | 64 |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | 22,205 | 21,622 583 | 21,917 295 | 21,736 181 | 20,276 1,460 | 1,929 |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | 22,080 | 21,568 512 | 20,086 1,482 | 20,183 97 | 20,488 305 | 1,592 |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 1,875 | 2,073 198 | 2,008 65 | 1,952 56 | 1,861 91 | 14 |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 1,800 | 1,820 20 | 1,704 116 | 1,693 11 | 1,724 31 | 76 |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | 2,730 | 2,719 11 | 2,903 184 | 3,154 251 | 3,229 75 | 499 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 1,116 | 1,086 30 | 1,052 34 | 1,074 22 | 1,198 124 | 82 |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 11,728 | 11,457 271 | 11,283 174 | 11,380 97 | 11,775 395 | 47 |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 30,559 | 31,701 1,142 | 33,805 2,104 | 36,304 2,499 | 38,728 2,424 | 8,169 |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | 7,117 | 6,712 405 | 6,868 156 | 6,941 73 | 7,499 558 | 382 |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | 7,615 | 8,077 462 | 9,218 1,141 | 8,198 1,020 | 6,310 1,888 | 1,305 |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | 10,177 | 9,840 337 | 9,902 62 | 10,117 215 | 10,511 394 | 334 |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 3,968 | 3,717 251 | 3,327 390 | 3,196 131 | 3,195 1 | 773 |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 1,664 | 1,494 170 | 1,303 191 | 1,200 103 | 1,103 97 | 561 |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | 3,071 | 2,930 141 | 2,731 199 | 2,674 57 | 2,713 39 | 358 |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 13,537 | 13,796 259 | 13,710 86 | 13,456 254 | 13,575 119 | 38 |
| Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN | 289 | 270 19 | 298 28 | 278 20 | 247 31 | 42 |
| Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | 68 | 55 13 | 60 5 | 57 3 | 64 7 | 4 |
| Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 351 | 1,010 659 | 2,478 1,468 | 3,667 1,189 | 4,462 795 | 4,111 |
| Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, TN | 4,102 | 2,909 1,193 | 2,882 27 | 2,920 38 | 1,965 955 | 2,137 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | 211 | 271 60 | 1,556 1,285 | 1,800 244 | 1,712 88 | 1,501 |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 209 | 192 17 | 230 38 | 182 48 | 89 93 | 120 |
| Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 22 | 17 5 | 17 | 32 15 | 32 | 10 |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 1,338 | 1,162 176 | 1,105 57 | 1,200 95 | 1,240 40 | 98 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | 3,181 | 3,235 54 | 3,139 96 | 3,121 18 | 3,101 20 | 80 |
| Casa Loma College - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South College-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | 377 | 763 386 | 1,027 264 | 650 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Herzing University-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 4,741 | 4,699 42 | 4,703 4 | 4,809 105 | 4,917 108 | 176 |