For Tennessee Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $27,064.
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 Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Tennessee Private colleges in 2025 is $43,256 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $27,064 | $17,359 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,252 | $1,252 |
| Room & Board | $10,935 | $10,935 |
| Other Expenses | $4,005 | $4,005 |
| COA | $43,256 | $33,550 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee Private colleges is $27,064. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Tennessee Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $22,469 | $987 |
| 2021-2022 | $22,896 | $1,038 |
| 2022-2023 | $23,980 | $1,055 |
| 2023-2024 | $25,240 | $1,153 |
| 2024-2025 | $25,904 | $1,161 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Tennessee Private colleges in 2025 is $17,359.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Tennessee Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $16,273 | $688 |
| 2021-2022 | $16,402 | $756 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,687 | $827 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,537 | $919 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,410 | $949 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Tennessee Private colleges in 2025 is $931.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $791.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $824 | $738 |
| 2021-2022 | $839 | $760 |
| 2022-2023 | $864 | $771 |
| 2023-2024 | $898 | $772 |
| 2024-2025 | $931 | $791 |
The average living costs of Tennessee Private colleges in 2025 is $14,939 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,638 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,120 | $3,954 | $9,013 | $4,611 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,367 | $4,096 | $9,202 | $4,745 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,883 | $4,036 | $10,188 | $4,870 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,277 | $4,013 | $10,991 | $4,908 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,935 | $4,005 | $11,729 | $4,909 |