For Tennessee 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,806 for Tennessee residents and $24,455 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,117 for Tennessee residents and $18,446 for out-of-state students.
Vanderbilt University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $67,498 and Omega Graduate School has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,550 among Tennessee 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $90,000 and Mid-South Christian College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,980 among Tennessee 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $27,500 for state residents and $41,149 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,806 | $24,455 | $12,117 | $18,446 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,266 | $1,266 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,047 | $11,047 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,382 | $4,382 | ||
| COA | $27,500 | $41,149 | $28,812 | $35,140 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges is $10,806 for state residents and $24,455 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,646 | $1,682 | $21,791 | $1,061 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,340 | $1,581 | $21,437 | $1,075 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,368 | $1,601 | $21,695 | $1,113 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,520 | $1,681 | $22,496 | $1,191 |
| 2024-2025 | $8,915 | $1,891 | $23,246 | $1,209 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $12,117 for state residents and $18,446 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,562 | $1,546 | $17,151 | $937 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,841 | $1,564 | $17,403 | $997 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,746 | $1,578 | $17,514 | $1,038 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,982 | $1,598 | $17,331 | $1,114 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,479 | $1,639 | $17,291 | $1,155 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $787 for state residents and $873 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $719 for state residents and $835 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $720 | $836 | $677 | $813 |
| 2021-2022 | $710 | $808 | $693 | $829 |
| 2022-2023 | $728 | $826 | $702 | $834 |
| 2023-2024 | $757 | $848 | $701 | $821 |
| 2024-2025 | $787 | $873 | $719 | $835 |
The average living costs of Tennessee 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,428 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,938 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Tennessee 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,201 | $4,302 | $9,222 | $4,517 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,434 | $4,513 | $9,582 | $4,647 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,861 | $4,475 | $10,372 | $4,738 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,318 | $4,419 | $11,533 | $4,876 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,047 | $4,382 | $12,170 | $4,768 |